Psalms 55
1 For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. Maschil of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
Unto the end, in verses, understanding for David. Hear, O God, my prayer, and despise not my supplication:
2 Attend unto me, and answer me: I am restless in my complaint, and moan;
Be attentive to me and hear me. I am grieved in my exercise; and am troubled,
3 Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked; for they cast iniquity upon me, and in anger they persecute me.
At the voice of the enemy, and at the tribulation of the sinner. For they have cast iniquities upon me: and in wrath they were troublesome to me.
4 My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
My heart is troubled within me: and the fear of death is fallen upon me.
5 Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
Fear and trembling are come upon me: and darkness hath covered me.
6 And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! then would I fly away, and be at rest.
And I said: Who will give me wings like a dove, and I will fly and be at rest?
7 Lo, then would I wander far off, I would lodge in the wilderness. (Selah)
Lo, I have gone far off flying away; and I abode in the wilderness.
8 I would haste me to a shelter from the stormy wind and tempest.
I waited for him that hath saved me from pusillanimity of spirit, and a storm.
9 Destroy, O Lord, [and] divide their tongue: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Cast down, O Lord, and divide their tongues; for I have seen iniquity and contradiction in the city.
10 Day and night they go about upon the walls thereof: iniquity also and mischief are in the midst of it.
Day and night shall iniquity surround it upon its walls: and in the midst thereof are labour,
11 Wickedness is in the midst thereof: oppression and guile depart not from her streets.
And injustice. And usury and deceit have not departed from its streets.
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 my enemy had reviled me, I would verily have borne with it. And if he that hated me had spoken great things against me, I would perhaps have hidden myself from him.
13 But it was thou, a man mine equal, my companion, and my familiar friend.
But thou a man of one mind, my guide, and my familiar,
14 We took sweet counsel together, we walked in the house of God with the throng.
Who didst take sweetmeats together with me: in the house of God we walked with consent.
15 Let death come suddenly upon them, let them go down alive into the pit: for wickedness is in their dwelling, in the midst of them. (Sheol h7585)
Let death come upon them, and let them go down alive into hell. For there is wickedness in their dwellings: in the midst of them. (Sheol h7585)
16 As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.
But I have cried to God: and the Lord will save me.
17 Evening, and morning, and at noonday, will I complain, and moan: and he shall hear my voice.
Evening and morning, and at noon I will speak and declare: and he shall hear my voice.
18 He hath redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for they were many [that strove] with me.
He shall redeem my soul in peace from them that draw near to me: for among many they were with me.
19 God shall hear, and answer them, even he that abideth of old, (Selah) [the men] who have no changes, and who fear not God.
God shall hear, and the Eternal shall humble them. For there is no change with them, and they have not feared God:
20 He hath put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him: he hath profaned his covenant.
He hath stretched forth his hand to repay. They have defiled his covenant,
21 His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
They are divided by the wrath Of his countenance, and his heart hath drawn near. His words are smoother than oil, and the same are darts.
22 Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Cast thy care upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall not suffer the just to waver for ever.
23 But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloodthirsty 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, O Lord.
