Psalms 55

1 For the Leader; with string-music. Maschil of David. Give ear, O God, to my prayer; and hide not Thyself from my supplication.

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 Attend unto me, and hear me; I am distraught in my complaint, and will moan;

to listen [emph?] to/for me and to answer me to roam in/on/with complaint my and to make noise

3 Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked; for they cast mischief upon me, and in anger they persecute me.

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 doth writhe within me; and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.

heart my to twist: tremble in/on/with entrails: among my and terror death to fall: fall upon me

5 Fear and trembling come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.

fear and trembling to come (in): come in/on/with me and to cover me shuddering

6 And I said: 'Oh that I had wings like a dove! then would I fly away, and be at rest.

and to say who? to give: if only! to/for me wing like/as dove to fly and to dwell

7 Lo, then would I wander far off, I would lodge in the wilderness. (Selah)

behold to remove to wander to lodge in/on/with wilderness (Selah)

8 I would haste me to a shelter from the stormy wind and tempest.'

to hasten escape to/for me from spirit: breath to rush from tempest

9 Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongue; for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

to swallow up Lord to divide tongue: language their for to see: see violence and strife in/on/with city

10 Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof; iniquity also and mischief are in the midst of it.

by day and night to turn: surround her upon wall her and evil: wickedness and trouble in/on/with entrails: among her

11 Wickedness is in the midst thereof; oppression and guile depart not from her broad place.

desire in/on/with entrails: among her and not to remove from street/plaza her oppression and deceit

12 For it was not an enemy that taunted me, then I could have borne it; neither was it mine adversary that did magnify himself against me, then I would have hid myself from him.

for not enemy to taunt me and to lift: bear not to hate me upon me to magnify and to hide from him

13 But it was thou, a man mine equal, my companion, and my familiar friend;

and you(m. s.) human like/as valuation my tame my and to know my

14 We took sweet counsel together, in the house of God we walked with the throng.

which together be sweet counsel in/on/with house: temple God to go: walk in/on/with throng

15 May He incite death against them, let them go down alive into the nether-world; for evil is in their dwelling, and within 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 will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.

I to(wards) God to call: call to and LORD to save me

17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I complain, and moan; and He hath heard my voice.

evening and morning and midday to muse and to roar and to hear: hear voice my

18 He hath redeemed my soul in peace so that none came nigh me; for they were many that strove with 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 shall hear, and humble them, even He that is enthroned of old, (Selah) such as have no changes, and fear not 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 He hath put forth his hands against them that were at peace with him; he hath profaned his covenant.

to send: reach hand his in/on/with peace: friendship his to profane/begin: profane covenant his

21 Smoother than cream were the speeches of his mouth, but his heart was war; his words were softer than oil, yet were they keen-edged swords.

to smooth butter lip: word his and battle heart his be tender word his from oil and they(masc.) drawn sword

22 Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and He will sustain thee; He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.

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 Thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the nethermost pit; men of blood and deceit shall not live out half their days; but as for me, I will trust in Thee.

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)