Psalm 55:15

Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.

Cross-reference

Psalm 9:17 Parallel

Psalm 9:17 similarly declares the wicked will return to Sheol, reinforcing the theme of divine judgment on the wicked.

Psalm 59:13 Parallel

Psalm 59:13 similarly calls for God to consume the wicked in wrath — both are imprecatory prayers for judgment.

Psalm 69:22-28 is another imprecatory psalm calling for divine retribution on enemies, echoing the same plea for judgment.

Psalm 109:6-20 similarly invokes curses on a betrayer, asking for an accuser and desolation — a close parallel to this imprecation.

Psalm 5:10 Parallel

Psalm 5:10 also asks God to hold the guilty and let them fall by their own devices, echoing the same imprecatory plea.

Psalm 56:7 Parallel

Psalm 56:7 calls for God to cast down the wicked in anger, a parallel imprecation against enemies.

Psalm 59:5 Parallel

Psalm 59:5 implores God to punish the nations and not be gracious to the treacherous, similar to the curse here.

Psalm 63:9 Parallel

Psalm 63:9 says those who seek David's life will go into the depths of the earth, a parallel to going down alive to Sheol.

Numbers 16:30-34 uses the exact phrase 'go down alive to Sheol' when the earth swallows Korah's rebels — the same imagery invoked here.

Matthew 27:5 records Judas hanging himself — the ultimate betrayer's fate, fulfilling the kind of judgment David prayed for against his own betrayer.

2 Samuel 15:31 Historical context

2 Samuel 15:31 records David's prayer against Ahithophel's counsel, providing the historical backdrop for this imprecation against a betrayer.

Acts 1:18-20 describes Judas's death and quotes other imprecatory psalms (69 and 109), applying the same theme of judgment on a betrayer.

Matthew 26:24 pronounces woe on the betrayer of Jesus, echoing the severe judgment David calls down on his own betrayer.

Isaiah 5:14 Parallel

Isaiah 5:14 depicts Sheol opening its mouth wide to swallow the proud, a parallel image of descent into the grave.

2 Samuel 17:23 Historical context

2 Samuel 17:23 records Ahithophel's suicide after betraying David — a historical example of a betrayer's death that mirrors the judgment prayed for here.

Ezekiel 28:8 pronounces judgment on the king of Tyre, bringing him down to the pit, similar to the fate of the wicked here.

Ezekiel 32:21 speaks of the mighty speaking from Sheol after being slain, reinforcing the concept of the wicked descending there.

Acts 1:25 Parallel

Acts 1:25 says Judas 'turned aside to go to his own place' — a reference to his judgment and death, paralleling the fate invoked in this psalm.