Psalms 55
1 To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, [A Psalm] of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
To the Overseer with stringed instruments. — An instruction, by David. Give ear, O God, [to] my prayer, And hide not from my supplication.
2 Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
Attend to me, and answer me, I mourn in my (meditation) and make a noise,
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.
Because of the voice of an enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked, For they cause sorrow to move against me, And in anger they hate me.
4 My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
My heart is pained within me, And terrors of death have fallen on me.
5 Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
Fear and trembling come in to me, And horror doth cover me.
6 And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! [for then] would I fly away, and be at rest.
And I say, 'Who doth give to me a pinion as a dove? I fly away and rest,
7 Lo, [then] would I wander far off, [and] remain in the wilderness. (Selah)
Lo, I move far off, I lodge in a wilderness. (Selah)
8 I would hasten my escape from the windy storm [and] tempest.
I hasten escape for myself, From a rushing wind, from a whirlwind.
9 Destroy, O Lord, [and] divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Swallow up, O Lord, divide their tongue, For I saw violence and strife in a city.
10 Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow [are] in the midst of it.
By day and by night they go round it, on its walls. Both iniquity and perverseness [are] in its midst,
11 Wickedness [is] in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.
Mischiefs [are] in its midst. Fraud and deceit depart not from its street.
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 an enemy reproacheth me not, or I bear [it], He who is hating me Hath not magnified himself against me, Or I hide from him.
13 But [it was] thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.
But thou, a man — as mine equal, My familiar friend, and mine acquaintance.
14 We took sweet counsel together, [and] walked unto the house of God in company.
When together we sweeten counsel, Into the house of God we walk in company.
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)
Desolations [are] upon them, They go down [to] Sheol — alive, For wickedness [is] in their dwelling, in their midst. (Sheol h7585)
16 As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.
I — to God I call, and Jehovah saveth me.
17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
Evening, and morning, and noon, I meditate, and make a noise, and He heareth my voice,
18 He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle [that was] against me: for there were many with me.
He hath ransomed in peace my soul From him who is near to me, For with the multitude they were 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 doth hear and afflict them, And He sitteth of old. (Selah) Because they have no changes, and fear not God,
20 He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.
He hath sent forth his hands against his well-wishers, He hath polluted his covenant.
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.
Sweeter than honey hath been his mouth, And his heart [is] war! Softer have been his words than oil, And they [are] drawn [swords].
22 Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Cast on Jehovah that which He hath given thee, And He doth sustain thee, He doth not suffer for ever the moving of the righteous.
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.
And Thou, O God, dost bring them down To a pit of destruction, Men of blood and deceit reach not to half their days, And I — I do trust in Thee!
