Psalm 55:11
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Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.Destruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave the streets.
In other translations
Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.Destruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave the streets.
Hebrew words
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