Psalms 55
1 “For the leader of the music. To be sung on stringed instruments. A psalm of David.” Give ear to my prayer, O God! Hide not thyself from my supplication!
GIVE ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
2 Attend unto me, and hear me! I wander about mourning and wailing,
Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
3 On account of the clamors of the enemy, On account of the violence of the wicked. For they bring evil upon me, And in wrath set themselves against me.
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.
4 My heart trembleth in my bosom, And the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
5 Fear and trembling have seized me, And horror hath overwhelmed me.
Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
6 Then I say, O that I had wings like a dove! For then would I fly away, and be at rest.
And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
7 Behold, I would wander far away, And take up my abode in a wilderness. (Pause)
Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. (Selah)
8 I would hasten away to a shelter From the rushing wind and tempest.
I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.
9 Confound, O Lord! divide their counsels! For I behold violence and strife in the city.
Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
10 Day and night do these go about its walls; In the midst of it are iniquity and mischief.
Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.
11 Wickedness is in the midst of it; Oppression and fraud depart not from its streets.
Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.
12 It was not an enemy that reviled me, Then I could have borne it; Nor one that hated me, who rose up against me; From him I could have hid myself.
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:
13 But it was thou, a man my equal, My friend, and my acquaintance.
But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.
14 We held sweet converse together, And walked to the house of God in company.
We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.
15 May sudden death seize upon them! May they go down to the underworld alive! For wickedness is in their dwellings, in the midst of them. (Sheol h7585)
Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them. (Sheol h7585)
16 As for me, I will call upon God, And Jehovah will save me.
As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me.
17 At evening, at morn, and at noon I mourn and sigh, And he will hear my voice.
Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
18 He will deliver me in peace from my conflict; For many have risen up against me.
He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.
19 God will hear me, and bring them down, —He that hath been judge of old. (Pause) Because they have no changes, Therefore they fear not God.
God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. (Selah) Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.
20 They lift up their hands against their friend, And break their covenant with him.
He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.
21 Their speech was softer than butter, But war was in their heart; Their words were smoother than oil, Yet were they drawn swords.
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.
22 “Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he will sustain thee; He will never suffer the righteous to fall!”
Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
23 Yea, thou, O God! wilt bring them down into the lowest pit! Bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days. But I will trust in thee!
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.
