Psalms 55
1 to/for to conduct in/on/with music Maskil to/for David to listen [emph?] God prayer my and not to conceal from supplication my
For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A contemplation by David. Listen to my prayer, God. Don’t hide yourself from my supplication.
2 to listen [emph?] to/for me and to answer me to roam in/on/with complaint my and to make noise
Attend to me, and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and moan
3 from voice: sound enemy from face: because pressure wicked for to shake upon me evil: wickedness and in/on/with face: anger to hate me
because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked. For they bring suffering on me. In anger they hold a grudge against me.
4 heart my to twist: tremble in/on/with entrails: among my and terror death to fall: fall upon me
My heart is severely pained within me. The terrors of death have fallen on me.
5 fear and trembling to come (in): come in/on/with me and to cover me shuddering
Fearfulness and trembling have come on me. Horror has overwhelmed me.
6 and to say who? to give: if only! to/for me wing like/as dove to fly and to dwell
I said, “Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then I would fly away, and be at rest.
7 behold to remove to wander to lodge in/on/with wilderness (Selah)
Behold, then I would wander far off. I would lodge in the wilderness.” (Selah)
8 to hasten escape to/for me from spirit: breath to rush from tempest
“I would hurry to a shelter from the stormy wind and storm.”
9 to swallow up Lord to divide tongue: language their for to see: see violence and strife in/on/with city
Confuse them, Lord, and confound their language, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
10 by day and night to turn: surround her upon wall her and evil: wickedness and trouble in/on/with entrails: among her
Day and night they prowl around on its walls. Malice and abuse are also within her.
11 desire in/on/with entrails: among her and not to remove from street/plaza her oppression and deceit
Destructive forces are within her. Threats and lies don’t depart from her streets.
12 for not enemy to taunt me and to lift: bear not to hate me upon me to magnify and to hide from him
For it was not an enemy who insulted me, then I could have endured it. Neither was it he who hated me who raised himself up against me, then I would have hidden myself from him.
13 and you(m. s.) human like/as valuation my tame my and to know my
But it was you, a man like me, my companion, and my familiar friend.
14 which together be sweet counsel in/on/with house: temple God to go: walk in/on/with throng
We took sweet fellowship together. We walked in God’s house with company.
15 (to deceive death *Q(K)*) upon them to go down hell: Sheol alive for bad: evil in/on/with sojourning their in/on/with entrails: inner parts their (Sheol h7585)
Let death come suddenly on them. Let them go down alive into Sheol. For wickedness is amongst them, in their dwelling. (Sheol h7585)
16 I to(wards) God to call: call to and LORD to save me
As for me, I will call on God. The LORD will save me.
17 evening and morning and midday to muse and to roar and to hear: hear voice my
Evening, morning, and at noon, I will cry out in distress. He will hear my voice.
18 to ransom in/on/with peace: well-being soul my from battle to/for me for in/on/with many to be with me me
He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, although there are many who oppose me.
19 to hear: hear God and to afflict them and to dwell front: old (Selah) which nothing change to/for them and not to fear: revere God
God, who is enthroned forever, will hear and answer them. (Selah) They never change and don’t fear God.
20 to send: reach hand his in/on/with peace: friendship his to profane/begin: profane covenant his
He raises his hands against his friends. He has violated his covenant.
21 to smooth butter lip: word his and battle heart his be tender word his from oil and they(masc.) drawn sword
His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
22 to throw upon LORD burden your and he/she/it to sustain you not to give: allow to/for forever: enduring to shake to/for righteous
Cast your burden on the LORD and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.
23 and you(m. s.) God to go down them to/for well Pit: hell human blood and deceit not to divide day their and I to trust in/on/with you (questioned)
But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in you.
