Psalms 55
1 Give ear to my prayer, O God, and hide not thyself from my supplication.
To the chief Musician. On stringed instruments: an instruction. Of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
2 Attend to me, and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and moan,
Attend unto me, and answer me: I wander about in my plaint, and I moan aloud,
3 because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked. For they cast iniquity upon me, and in anger they persecute me.
Because of the voice of the enemy; because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in anger they persecute me.
4 My heart is greatly pained within me, and the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
My heart is writhing within me, and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
5 Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me, and horror has overwhelmed me.
Fear and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
6 And I said, O that I had wings like a dove! Then I would fly away, and be at rest.
And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away, and be at rest;
7 Lo, then I would wander far off. I would lodge in the wilderness. (Selah)
Behold, I would flee afar off, I would lodge in the wilderness; (Selah)
8 I would hasten myself to a shelter from the stormy wind and tempest.
I would hasten my escape from the stormy wind, from the tempest.
9 Destroy, O Lord, divide their tongue, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Swallow [them] up, Lord; divide their tongue: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
10 Day and night they go about it, upon the walls of it. Iniquity and mischief also are in the midst of it.
Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof; and iniquity and mischief are in the midst of it.
11 Wickedness is in the midst of it. Oppression and deceit depart not from its streets.
Perversities are in the midst thereof; and oppression and deceit depart not from its streets.
12 For it was not an enemy who reproached me. Then I could have borne it. Neither was it he who hated me that magnified himself against me. Then I would have hid myself from him.
For it is not an enemy that hath reproached me — then could I have borne it; neither is it he that hateth me that hath magnified [himself] against me — then would I have hidden myself from him;
13 But it was thou, a man my equal, my companion, and my familiar friend.
But it was thou, a man mine equal, mine intimate, my familiar friend. ...
14 We took sweet counsel together. We walked in the house of God with the throng.
We who held sweet intercourse together. To the house of God we walked amid the throng.
15 Let death come suddenly upon them. Let them go down alive into Sheol. For wickedness is in their dwelling, in the midst of them. (Sheol h7585)
Let death seize upon them, let them go down alive into Sheol. For wickedness is in their dwellings, in their midst. (Sheol h7585)
16 As for me, I will call upon God, and Jehovah will save me.
As for me, unto God will I call; and Jehovah will save me.
17 Evening, and morning, and at noonday, I will complain and moan. And he will hear my voice.
Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray and moan aloud; and he will hear my voice.
18 He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, for there were many by me.
He hath redeemed my soul in peace from the battle against me: for there were many about me.
19 God will hear, and respond to them, (even he who abides of old), (Selah) men who have no changes, and who fear not God.
God will hear, and afflict them: he that is seated of old, (Selah) ...because there is no change in them, and they fear not God.
20 He has put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him. He has profaned his covenant.
He hath put forth his hands against such as are at peace with him; he hath profaned his covenant.
21 His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
Smooth were the milky [words] of his mouth, but his heart was war; his words were softer than oil, yet are they drawn swords.
22 (Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee. He will never allow the righteous man to be moved.)
Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee: he will never suffer the righteous to be moved.
23 But thou, O God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in thee.
And thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days. But as for me, I will confide in thee.
