Psalms 55:19 (GNV)

Passage

God shall heare and afflict them, euen hee that reigneth of olde, Selah. because they haue no changes, therefore they feare not God.

Nearby Context

Psalms 55:17 Euening and morning, and at noone will I pray, and make a noyse, and he wil heare my voice.

Psalms 55:18 He hath deliuered my soule in peace from the battel, that was against me: for many were with me.

Psalms 55:19 God shall heare and afflict them, euen hee that reigneth of olde, Selah. because they haue no changes, therefore they feare not God.

Psalms 55:20 Hee layed his hande vpon such, as be at peace with him, and he brake his couenant.

Psalms 55:21 The wordes of his mouth were softer then butter, yet warre was in his heart: his words were more gentle then oyle, yet they were swordes.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "heare", "afflict", "euen", "reigneth", "olde", "selah", and "haue". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "heare", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "He hath deliuered my soule in peace..." into verse 20's "Hee layed his hande vpon such as...", so "shall" and "heare" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "heare" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.