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.
To him that excelleth on Neginoth. A Psalme of David to give instruction. Heare my prayer, O God, and hide not thy selfe from my supplication.
2 Attend to me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
Hearken vnto me, and answere me: I mourne in my prayer, and make a noyse,
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.
For the voyce of the enemie, and for the vexation of ye wicked, because they haue brought iniquitie vpon me, and furiously hate me.
4 My heart is severely pained within me: and the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
Mine heart trembleth within mee, and the terrours of death are fallen vpon me.
5 Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
Feare and trembling are come vpon mee, and an horrible feare hath couered 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, Oh that I had wings like a doue: then would I flie away and rest.
7 Lo, [then] I would wander far off, [and] remain in the wilderness. (Selah)
Beholde, I woulde take my flight farre off, and lodge in the wildernes. (Selah)
8 I would hasten my escape from the windy storm [and] tempest.
Hee would make haste for my deliuerance from the stormie winde and tempest.
9 Destroy, O LORD, [and] divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Destroy, O Lord, and deuide their tongues: for I haue seene crueltie and strife in the citie.
10 Day and night they go about it upon its walls: mischief also and sorrow [are] in the midst of it.
Day and night they goe about it vpon the walles thereof: both iniquitie and mischiefe are in the middes of it.
11 Wickedness [is] in the midst of it: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.
Wickednes is in the middes thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streetes.
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:
Surely mine enemie did not defame mee: for I could haue borne it: neither did mine aduersarie exalt himselfe against mee: for I would haue hid me from him.
13 But [it was] thou, a man my equal, my guide, and my acquaintance.
But it was thou, O man, euen my companion, my guide and my familiar:
14 We took sweet counsel together, [and] walked to the house of God in company.
Which delited in consulting together, and went into the House of God as companions.
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 sense vpon them: let them goe downe quicke into the graue: for wickednes is in their dwellings, euen in the middes of them. (Sheol h7585)
16 As for me, I will call upon God: and the LORD will save me.
But I will call vnto God, and the Lord will saue me.
17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he will hear my voice.
Euening and morning, and at noone will I pray, and make a noyse, and he wil heare my voice.
18 He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle [that was] against me: for there were many with me.
He hath deliuered my soule in peace from the battel, that was against me: for many 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 shall heare and afflict them, euen hee that reigneth of olde, (Selah) because they haue no changes, therefore they feare not God.
20 He hath put forth his hands against such as are at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.
Hee layed his hande vpon such, as be at peace with him, and he brake his couenant.
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.
The wordes of his mouth were softer then butter, yet warre was in his heart: his words were more gentle then oyle, yet they were swordes.
22 Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he will sustain thee: he will never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Cast thy burden vpon the Lord, and hee shall nourish thee: he wil not suffer the righteous to fall for euer.
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.
And thou, O God, shalt bring them downe into the pitte of corruption: the bloudie, and deceitfull men shall not liue halfe their dayes: but I will trust in thee.
