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.
| למנצח בנגינת משכיל לדוד האזינה אלהים תפלתי ואל תתעלם מתחנתי׃ |
2 Attend unto me, and answer me: I am restless in my complaint, and moan;
| הקשיבה לי וענני אריד בשיחי ואהימה׃ |
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.
| מקול אויב מפני עקת רשע כי ימיטו עלי און ובאף ישטמוני׃ |
4 My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
| לבי יחיל בקרבי ואימות מות נפלו עלי׃ |
5 Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
| יראה ורעד יבא בי ותכסני פלצות׃ |
6 And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! then would I fly away, and be at rest.
| ואמר מי יתן לי אבר כיונה אעופה ואשכנה׃ |
7 Lo, then would I wander far off, I would lodge in the wilderness. (Selah)
| הנה ארחיק נדד אלין במדבר סלה׃ |
8 I would haste me to a shelter from the stormy wind and tempest.
| אחישה מפלט לי מרוח סעה מסער׃ |
9 Destroy, O Lord, [and] divide their tongue: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
| בלע אדני פלג לשונם כי ראיתי חמס וריב בעיר׃ |
10 Day and night they go about upon the walls thereof: iniquity also and mischief are in the midst of it.
| יומם ולילה יסובבה על חומתיה ואון ועמל בקרבה׃ |
11 Wickedness is in the midst thereof: oppression and guile depart not from her streets.
| הוות בקרבה ולא ימיש מרחבה תך ומרמה׃ |
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:
| כי לא אויב יחרפני ואשא לא משנאי עלי הגדיל ואסתר ממנו׃ |
13 But it was thou, a man mine equal, my companion, and my familiar friend.
| ואתה אנוש כערכי אלופי ומידעי׃ |
14 We took sweet counsel together, we walked in the house of God with the throng.
| אשר יחדו נמתיק סוד בבית אלהים נהלך ברגש׃ |
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)
| ישימות עלימו ירדו שאול חיים כי רעות במגורם בקרבם׃ (Sheol h7585) |
16 As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.
| אני אל אלהים אקרא ויהוה יושיעני׃ |
17 Evening, and morning, and at noonday, will I complain, and moan: and he shall hear my voice.
| ערב ובקר וצהרים אשיחה ואהמה וישמע קולי׃ |
18 He hath redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for they were many [that strove] with me.
| פדה בשלום נפשי מקרב לי כי ברבים היו עמדי׃ |
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.
| ישמע אל ויענם וישב קדם סלה אשר אין חליפות למו ולא יראו אלהים׃ |
20 He hath put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him: he hath profaned his covenant.
| שלח ידיו בשלמיו חלל בריתו׃ |
21 His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
| חלקו מחמאת פיו וקרב לבו רכו דבריו משמן והמה פתחות׃ |
22 Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
| השלך על יהוה יהבך והוא יכלכלך לא יתן לעולם מוט לצדיק׃ |
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.
| ואתה אלהים תורדם לבאר שחת אנשי דמים ומרמה לא יחצו ימיהם ואני אבטח בך׃ |
