Psalms 55
1 GIVE ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself 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 Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
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 Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they 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 My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
Myn herte was disturblid in me; and the drede of deth felde on me.
5 Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
Drede and trembling camen on me; and derknessis hiliden me.
6 And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
And Y seide, Who schal yyue to me fetheris, as of a culuer; and Y schal fle, and schal take rest?
7 Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. (Selah)
Lo! Y yede fer awei, and fledde; and Y dwellide in wildirnesse.
8 I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.
I abood hym, that made me saaf fro the litilnesse, `ether drede, of spirit; and fro tempest.
9 Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Lord, caste thou doun, departe thou the tungis of hem; for Y siy wickidnesse and ayenseiyng in the citee.
10 Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.
Bi dai and nyyt wickidnesse schal cumpasse it on the wallis therof;
11 Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.
and trauel and vnriytfulnesse ben in the myddis therof. And vsure and gile failide not; fro the stretis therof.
12 For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself 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, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.
But thou art a man of o wille; my leeder, and my knowun.
14 We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.
Which tokist togidere swete meetis with me; we yeden with consent in the hous of God.
15 Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among 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 As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me.
But Y criede to thee, Lord; and the Lord sauede me.
17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
In the euentid and morewtid and in myddai Y schal telle, and schewe; and he schal here my vois.
18 He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many 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 hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. (Selah) Because they have no changes, therefore they fear 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 He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.
he holdith forth his hoond in yelding. Thei defouliden his testament,
21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
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 upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
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 But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; 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.
