Psalms 55
1 To the chief music-maker, on Neginoth. Maschil. Of David. Give hearing to my prayer, O God; and let not your ear be shut against my request.
| למנצח בנגינת משכיל לדוד ב האזינה אלהים תפלתי ואל-תתעלם מתחנתי |
2 Give thought to me, and let my prayer be answered: I have been made low in sorrow;
| הקשיבה לי וענני אריד בשיחי ואהימה |
3 I am troubled because of the voice of the cruel ones, because of the loud cry of the evil-doers; for they put a weight of evil on me, and they are cruel in their hate for me.
| מקול אויב--מפני עקת רשע כי-ימיטו עלי און ובאף ישטמוני |
4 My heart is deeply wounded, and the fear of death has come on me.
| לבי יחיל בקרבי ואימות מות נפלו עלי |
5 Fear and shaking have come over me, with deep fear I am covered.
| יראה ורעד יבא בי ותכסני פלצות |
6 And I said, If only I had wings like a dove! for then I would go in flight from here and be at rest.
| ואמר--מי-יתן-לי אבר כיונה אעופה ואשכנה |
7 I would go wandering far away, living in the waste land. (Selah)
| הנה ארחיק נדד אלין במדבר סלה |
8 I would quickly take cover from the driving storm and from the violent wind.
| אחישה מפלט לי-- מרוח סעה מסער |
9 Send destruction on them, O Lord, make a division of tongues among them: for I have seen fighting and violent acts in the town.
| בלע אדני פלג לשונם כי-ראיתי חמס וריב בעיר |
10 By day and night they go round the town, on the walls; trouble and sorrow are in the heart of it.
| יומם ולילה--יסובבה על-חומתיה ואון ועמל בקרבה |
11 Evil is there; cruel rule and deceit are ever in the streets.
| הוות בקרבה ולא-ימיש מרחבה תך ומרמה |
12 For it was not my hater who said evil of me; that would have been no grief to me; it was not one outside the number of my friends who made himself strong against me, or I would have kept myself from him in a secret place;
| כי לא-אויב יחרפני ואשא לא-משנאי עלי הגדיל ואסתר ממנו |
13 But it was you, my equal, my guide, my well-loved friend.
| ואתה אנוש כערכי אלופי ומידעי |
14 We had loving talk together, and went to the house of God in company.
| אשר יחדו נמתיק סוד בבית אלהים נהלך ברגש |
15 Let the hand of death come on them suddenly, and let them go down living into the underworld; because evil is in their houses and in their hearts. (Sheol h7585)
| ישימות (ישי מות) עלימו--ירדו שאול חיים כי-רעות במגורם בקרבם (Sheol h7585) |
16 As for me, I will make my prayer to God, and he will be my saviour.
| אני אל-אלהים אקרא ויהוה יושיעני |
17 In the evening and in the morning and in the middle of the day I will make my prayer with sounds of grief; and my voice will come to his ears.
| ערב ובקר וצהרים אשיחה ואהמה וישמע קולי |
18 He has taken my soul away from the attack which was made against me, and given it peace; for great numbers were against me.
| פדה בשלום נפשי מקרב-לי כי-ברבים היו עמדי |
19 God will give thought to me; he who from early times is strong will send pain and trouble on them. (Selah) Because they are unchanged, they have no fear of God.
| ישמע אל ויענם-- וישב קדם סלה אשר אין חליפות למו ולא יראו אלהים |
20 He has put out his hand against those who were at peace with him; he has not kept his agreement.
| שלח ידיו בשלמיו חלל בריתו |
21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, but they were sharp swords.
| חלקו מחמאת פיו-- וקרב-לבו רכו דבריו משמן והמה פתחות |
22 Put your cares on the Lord, and he will be your support; he will not let the upright man be moved.
| השלך על-יהוה יהבך-- והוא יכלכלך לא-יתן לעולם מוט-- לצדיק |
23 But you, O God, will send them down into the underworld; the cruel and the false will be cut off before half their days are ended; but I will have faith in you.
| ואתה אלהים תורדם לבאר שחת-- אנשי דמים ומרמה לא-יחצו ימיהם ואני אבטח-בך |
