Psalms 55
1 To the Chief Musician: with stringed Instruments. A Psalm of Instruction, of David. Give ear, O God, to my prayer, And do not hide thyself from my supplication:
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.
2 Attend unto me, and answer me, I may ramble in my complaining, And be driven to and fro—
Attend to me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
3 Because of the noise of the enemy, By reason of the oppression of the lawless one, For they would let trouble drop upon me, And, in anger, would they entrap 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, would writhe within me, And, the terrors of Death, have fallen upon me:
My heart is severely pained within me: and the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
5 Fear and trembling, would enter me, And there would have overwhelmed me—a horror!
Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
6 Then I said—Oh that there were given me a pinion, like a dove, I would fly away and be at rest:
And I said, O that I had wings like a dove! [for then] I would fly away, and be at rest.
7 Lo! I would take a distant flight, I would tarry in the wilderness. (Selah)
Lo, [then] I would wander far off, [and] remain in the wilderness. (Selah)
8 I would hasten mine escape, From rushing wind, from storm.
I would hasten my escape from the windy storm [and] tempest.
9 Confuse, O My Lord, divide their speech, For I have seen violence and contention in the city;
Destroy, O LORD, [and] divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
10 Day and night, they go round her, upon her walls, And, trouble and misery, are in her midst;
Day and night they go about it upon its walls: mischief also and sorrow [are] in the midst of it.
11 Engulfing ruin, is in her midst, And there depart not from her broadway, oppression and deceit.
Wickedness [is] in the midst of it: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.
12 For it is, not an enemy, that reproacheth me, Or I could bear it, —Not one that hath hated me, who, against me, hath magnified himself, Or I might hide myself from him;
For [it was] not an enemy [that] reproached me; then I could have borne [it]: neither [was it] he that hated me [that] magnified [himself] against me; then I would have hid myself from him:
13 But it is, thou, a man esteemed as mine equal, mine associate, and mine acquaintance;
But [it was] thou, a man my equal, my guide, and my acquaintance.
14 So that together have we been wont to find sweetness in counsel, In the house of God, used we to walk in the throng.
We took sweet counsel together, [and] walked to the house of God in company.
15 Desolations on them! Let them go down into hades alive, For, wicked doings, are at home within 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 I, unto God, will cry, —And, Yahweh, will save me.
As for me, I will call upon God: and the LORD will save me.
17 At evening and morning and high noon, have I been wont to lament and complain, And he hath heard my voice!
Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he will hear my voice.
18 He hath completely redeemed my soul, out of the attack upon me, For, in multitudes, were they [in conflict] with 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, Yea He will humble them who aforetime sat [enthroned]. (Selah) With whom are no changings, Neither have they revered God.
God will hear and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. (Selah) Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.
20 He hath thrust forth his hands, against them he was wont to salute, he hath violated his covenant;
He hath put forth his hands against such as are at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.
21 Smoother than curds, were [the words of] his mouth, But, war, was [in] his heart, —Softer his words than oil, Yet, they, were 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 upon Yahweh thy lot, and, he, will sustain thee: He will not suffer, to times age-abiding, the righteous one to be shaken.
Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he will sustain thee: he will never suffer the righteous to be moved.
23 But, thou, O God, wilt bring them down to the pit of destruction, Men of bloodshed and deceit, shall not live out half their days; But, I, will trust in thee.
But thou, O God, wilt 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.
