Psalms 55
1 For the music director. With stringed instruments. A psalm (maskil) of David. God, please hear my prayer; don't ignore my cry for help!
to/for to conduct in/on/with music Maskil to/for David to listen [emph?] God prayer my and not to conceal from supplication my
2 Please listen, and give me an answer. I'm terribly troubled by my problems! I'm frantic!
to listen [emph?] to/for me and to answer me to roam in/on/with complaint my and to make noise
3 For my enemies are screaming at me; the wicked are intimidating me. They rain down suffering on me, angrily assaulting me in their hatred.
from voice: sound enemy from face: because pressure wicked for to shake upon me evil: wickedness and in/on/with face: anger to hate me
4 My heart thumps in agony! Terrified, I feel I'm about to die!
heart my to twist: tremble in/on/with entrails: among my and terror death to fall: fall upon me
5 I'm in a panic, trembling with fear; feelings of horror wash over me.
fear and trembling to come (in): come in/on/with me and to cover me shuddering
6 I tell myself, If only God would give me wings like a dove so I could fly away and be at peace!
and to say who? to give: if only! to/for me wing like/as dove to fly and to dwell
7 I would fly far away to escape, and stay in the wilderness. (Selah)
behold to remove to wander to lodge in/on/with wilderness (Selah)
8 I would hurry to a place to hide, out of the wind, safe from the raging storm.
to hasten escape to/for me from spirit: breath to rush from tempest
9 Confuse them, Lord! Muddle what they're saying, for I see violence and conflict in the city.
to swallow up Lord to divide tongue: language their for to see: see violence and strife in/on/with city
10 They patrol the city walls day and night, and wickedness and trouble are within the city.
by day and night to turn: surround her upon wall her and evil: wickedness and trouble in/on/with entrails: among her
11 The ones causing destruction are inside the city; frauds and cheats are always on the streets.
desire in/on/with entrails: among her and not to remove from street/plaza her oppression and deceit
12 The problem is that it's not an enemy who mocks me—I could stand that. It's not someone who hates me who insults me—I could avoid them.
for not enemy to taunt me and to lift: bear not to hate me upon me to magnify and to hide from him
13 No, it's you, a man just like me, my best friend who I know so well!
and you(m. s.) human like/as valuation my tame my and to know my
14 Our friendship was so close. We used to have great talks together as we walked with everyone to the house of God.
which together be sweet counsel in/on/with house: temple God to go: walk in/on/with throng
15 May death come quickly to them; may they go down into the grave alive, because evil finds its home in them. (Sheol h7585)
(to deceive death *Q(K)*) upon them to go down hell: Sheol alive for bad: evil in/on/with sojourning their in/on/with entrails: inner parts their (Sheol h7585)
16 As for me, I cry out to God, and the Lord will save me.
I to(wards) God to call: call to and LORD to save me
17 I weep and groan morning, noon, and night, and he listens to me.
evening and morning and midday to muse and to roar and to hear: hear voice my
18 He rescues me, keeping me safe and sound from my attackers, because there are so many against me.
to ransom in/on/with peace: well-being soul my from battle to/for me for in/on/with many to be with me me
19 God who has ruled from the beginning will hear me and answer them. (Selah) For they refuse to change and don't respect God.
to hear: hear God and to afflict them and to dwell front: old (Selah) which nothing change to/for them and not to fear: revere God
20 As for my best friend, he attacked his friends who had no quarrel with him; he broke the promises he had made to them.
to send: reach hand his in/on/with peace: friendship his to profane/begin: profane covenant his
21 What he says is as smooth as butter, but inside he plans war; his words are as soothing as oil, but they cut like sharp swords.
to smooth butter lip: word his and battle heart his be tender word his from oil and they(masc.) drawn sword
22 Throw your burdens onto the Lord and he will take care of you. He will never allow those who live right to fall.
to throw upon LORD burden your and he/she/it to sustain you not to give: allow to/for forever: enduring to shake to/for righteous
23 But you, God, will bring down murderers and liars, throwing them into the pit of destruction before they have even lived half their lives. As for me, I will trust in you.
and you(m. s.) God to go down them to/for well Pit: hell human blood and deceit not to divide day their and I to trust in/on/with you (questioned)
