Psalms 55
1 To him that excelleth on Neginoth. A Psalme of David to give instruction. Heare my prayer, O God, and hide not thy selfe from my supplication.
`In Ebreu thus, To victorie in orguns, the lernyng of Dauid. `In Jeroms translacioun thus, To the ouercomer in salmes of Dauid lernid. God, here thou my preier, and dispise thou not my biseching;
2 Hearken vnto me, and answere me: I mourne in my prayer, and make a noyse,
yyue thou tent to me, and here thou me. I am sorewful in myn exercising; and Y am disturblid of the face of the enemye,
3 For the voyce of the enemie, and for the vexation of ye wicked, because they haue brought iniquitie vpon me, and furiously hate me.
and of the tribulacioun of the synner. For thei bowiden wickidnessis in to me; and in ire thei weren diseseful to me.
4 Mine heart trembleth within mee, and the terrours of death are fallen vpon me.
Myn herte was disturblid in me; and the drede of deth felde on me.
5 Feare and trembling are come vpon mee, and an horrible feare hath couered me.
Drede and trembling camen on me; and derknessis hiliden me.
6 And I said, Oh that I had wings like a doue: then would I flie away and rest.
And Y seide, Who schal yyue to me fetheris, as of a culuer; and Y schal fle, and schal take rest?
7 Beholde, I woulde take my flight farre off, and lodge in the wildernes. (Selah)
Lo! Y yede fer awei, and fledde; and Y dwellide in wildirnesse.
8 Hee would make haste for my deliuerance from the stormie winde and tempest.
I abood hym, that made me saaf fro the litilnesse, `ether drede, of spirit; and fro tempest.
9 Destroy, O Lord, and deuide their tongues: for I haue seene crueltie and strife in the citie.
Lord, caste thou doun, departe thou the tungis of hem; for Y siy wickidnesse and ayenseiyng in the citee.
10 Day and night they goe about it vpon the walles thereof: both iniquitie and mischiefe are in the middes of it.
Bi dai and nyyt wickidnesse schal cumpasse it on the wallis therof;
11 Wickednes is in the middes thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streetes.
and trauel and vnriytfulnesse ben in the myddis therof. And vsure and gile failide not; fro the stretis therof.
12 Surely mine enemie did not defame mee: for I could haue borne it: neither did mine aduersarie exalt himselfe against mee: for I would haue hid me from him.
For if myn enemye hadde cursid me; sotheli Y hadde suffride. And if he, that hatide me, hadde spoke greet thingis on me; in hap Y hadde hid me fro hym.
13 But it was thou, O man, euen my companion, my guide and my familiar:
But thou art a man of o wille; my leeder, and my knowun.
14 Which delited in consulting together, and went into the House of God as companions.
Which tokist togidere swete meetis with me; we yeden with consent in the hous of God.
15 Let death sense vpon them: let them goe downe quicke into the graue: for wickednes is in their dwellings, euen in the middes of them. (Sheol h7585)
Deth come on hem; and go thei doun quyk in to helle. For weiwardnessis ben in the dwelling places of hem; in the myddis of hem. (Sheol h7585)
16 But I will call vnto God, and the Lord will saue me.
But Y criede to thee, Lord; and the Lord sauede me.
17 Euening and morning, and at noone will I pray, and make a noyse, and he wil heare my voice.
In the euentid and morewtid and in myddai Y schal telle, and schewe; and he schal here my vois.
18 He hath deliuered my soule in peace from the battel, that was against me: for many were with me.
He schal ayenbie my soule in pees fro hem, that neiyen to me; for among manye thei weren with me.
19 God shall heare and afflict them, euen hee that reigneth of olde, (Selah) because they haue no changes, therefore they feare not God.
God schal here; and he that is bifore the worldis schal make hem low. For chaungyng is not to hem, and thei dredden not God;
20 Hee layed his hande vpon such, as be at peace with him, and he brake his couenant.
he holdith forth his hoond in yelding. Thei defouliden his testament,
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.
the cheris therof weren departid fro ire; and his herte neiyede. The wordis therof weren softer than oyle; and tho ben dartis.
22 Cast thy burden vpon the Lord, and hee shall nourish thee: he wil not suffer the righteous to fall for euer.
Caste thi cure on the Lord, and he schal fulli nurische thee; and he schal not yyue with outen ende flotering to a iust man.
23 And thou, O God, shalt bring them downe into the pitte of corruption: the bloudie, and deceitfull men shall not liue halfe their dayes: but I will trust in thee.
But thou, God, schalt lede hem forth; in to the pit of deth. Menquelleris and gilours schulen not haue half her daies; but, Lord, Y schal hope in thee.
