Psalms 55
1 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.
Unto the end, in verses, understanding for David. Hear, O God, my prayer, and despise not my supplication:
2 Attend to me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
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 wrath they hate 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 greatly pained within me: and the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
My heart is troubled within me: and the fear of death is fallen upon me.
5 Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
Fear and trembling are come upon me: and darkness hath covered me.
6 And I said, O that I had wings like a dove! for then I would 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 I would wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. (Selah)
Lo, I have gone far off flying away; and I abode in the wilderness.
8 I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.
I waited for him that hath saved me from pusillanimity of spirit, and a storm.
9 Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: 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 her upon her walls: mischief also and sorrow are in her midst.
Day and night shall iniquity surround it upon its walls: and in the midst thereof are labour,
11 Wickedness is in her midst: deceit 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 magnified 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 my equal, my guide, and my acquaintance.
But thou a man of one mind, my guide, and my familiar,
14 We took sweet counsel together, and walked to the house of God in company.
Who didst take sweetmeats together with me: in the house of God we walked with consent.
15 Let death seize upon them, and let them go down alive into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among 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 noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: 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 delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many 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 afflict them, even he that abideth of old. (Selah) Because they have no changes, therefore they 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 are at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.
He hath stretched forth his hand to repay. They have defiled his covenant,
21 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.
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 allow 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: 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, O Lord.
