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, the understanding of David. Listen to my prayer, O God, 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 heed me. I have been grieved in my training, and I have been disturbed
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 adversary and at the tribulation of the sinner. For they have diverted iniquities toward me, and they have been harassing me with rage.
4 My heart is severely pained within me: and the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
My heart has become disturbed within me, and the dread of death has fallen over me.
5 Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
Fear and trembling have overwhelmed me, and darkness has buried 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 the dove, so that I may fly away and take rest?”
7 Lo, [then] I would wander far off, [and] remain in the wilderness. (Selah)
Behold, I have fled far away, and I linger in solitude.
8 I would hasten my escape from the windy storm [and] tempest.
I waited for him who saved me from a weak-minded spirit and from a tempest.
9 Destroy, O LORD, [and] divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Cast them down, O Lord, and divide their tongues. For I have seen iniquity and contradiction in the city.
10 Day and night they go about it upon its walls: mischief also and sorrow [are] in the midst of it.
Day and night, iniquity will surround it upon its walls, and hardship is in its midst,
11 Wickedness [is] in the midst of it: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.
with injustice. And usury and deceit have not fallen away 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 spoken evil about me, certainly, I would have sustained it. And if he who hated me had been speaking 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.
Truly, you are a man of one mind: my leader and my acquaintance,
14 We took sweet counsel together, [and] walked to the house of God in company.
who took sweet food together with me. In the house of God, we walked side-by-side.
15 Let death seize upon them, [and] let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness [is] in their dwellings, [and] among them. (Sheol h7585)
Let death come upon them, and let them descend alive into Hellfire. For there is wickedness in their dwellings, in their midst. (Sheol h7585)
16 As for me, I will call upon God: and the LORD will save me.
But I have cried out to God, and the Lord will save me.
17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he will hear my voice.
Evening and morning and midday, I will discourse and announce, and he will heed my voice.
18 He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle [that was] against me: for there were many with me.
He will redeem my soul in peace from those who draw near to me. For, among the many, they were with me.
19 God will hear and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. (Selah) Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.
God will hear, and He who is before time will 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 has stretched forth his hand in retribution. They have contaminated 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 were divided by the wrath of his countenance, and his heart has drawn near. His words are smoother than oil, and they are arrows.
22 Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he will sustain thee: he will never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Cast your cares upon the Lord, and he will nurture you. He will not allow the just to be tossed about forever.
23 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.
Truly, O God, you will lead them away into the well of death. Bloody and deceitful men will not divide their days in half. But I will hope in you, O Lord.
