Psalms 55
1 `In Ebreu thus, To victorie in orguns, the lernyng of Dauid. `In Jeroms translacioun thus, To the ouercomer in salmes of Dauid lernid. God, here thou my preier, and dispise thou not my biseching;
For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. Maschil of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
2 yyue thou tent to me, and here thou me. I am sorewful in myn exercising; and Y am disturblid of the face of the enemye,
Attend unto me, and answer me: I am restless in my complaint, and moan;
3 and of the tribulacioun of the synner. For thei bowiden wickidnessis in to me; and in ire thei weren diseseful to me.
Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked; for they cast iniquity upon me, and in anger they persecute me.
4 Myn herte was disturblid in me; and the drede of deth felde on me.
My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
5 Drede and trembling camen on me; and derknessis hiliden me.
Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
6 And Y seide, Who schal yyue to me fetheris, as of a culuer; and Y schal fle, and schal take rest?
And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! then would I fly away, and be at rest.
7 Lo! Y yede fer awei, and fledde; and Y dwellide in wildirnesse.
Lo, then would I wander far off, I would lodge in the wilderness. (Selah)
8 I abood hym, that made me saaf fro the litilnesse, `ether drede, of spirit; and fro tempest.
I would haste me to a shelter from the stormy wind and tempest.
9 Lord, caste thou doun, departe thou the tungis of hem; for Y siy wickidnesse and ayenseiyng in the citee.
Destroy, O Lord, [and] divide their tongue: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
10 Bi dai and nyyt wickidnesse schal cumpasse it on the wallis therof;
Day and night they go about upon the walls thereof: iniquity also and mischief are in the midst of it.
11 and trauel and vnriytfulnesse ben in the myddis therof. And vsure and gile failide not; fro the stretis therof.
Wickedness is in the midst thereof: oppression and guile depart not from her streets.
12 For if myn enemye hadde cursid me; sotheli Y hadde suffride. And if he, that hatide me, hadde spoke greet thingis on me; in hap Y hadde hid me fro hym.
For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:
13 But thou art a man of o wille; my leeder, and my knowun.
But it was thou, a man mine equal, my companion, and my familiar friend.
14 Which tokist togidere swete meetis with me; we yeden with consent in the hous of God.
We took sweet counsel together, we walked in the house of God with the throng.
15 Deth come on hem; and go thei doun quyk in to helle. For weiwardnessis ben in the dwelling places of hem; in the myddis of hem. (Sheol h7585)
Let death come suddenly upon them, let them go down alive into the pit: for wickedness is in their dwelling, in the midst of them. (Sheol h7585)
16 But Y criede to thee, Lord; and the Lord sauede me.
As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.
17 In the euentid and morewtid and in myddai Y schal telle, and schewe; and he schal here my vois.
Evening, and morning, and at noonday, will I complain, and moan: and he shall hear my voice.
18 He schal ayenbie my soule in pees fro hem, that neiyen to me; for among manye thei weren with me.
He hath redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for they were many [that strove] with me.
19 God schal here; and he that is bifore the worldis schal make hem low. For chaungyng is not to hem, and thei dredden not God;
God shall hear, and answer them, even he that abideth of old, (Selah) [the men] who have no changes, and who fear not God.
20 he holdith forth his hoond in yelding. Thei defouliden his testament,
He hath put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him: he hath profaned his covenant.
21 the cheris therof weren departid fro ire; and his herte neiyede. The wordis therof weren softer than oyle; and tho ben dartis.
His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
22 Caste thi cure on the Lord, and he schal fulli nurische thee; and he schal not yyue with outen ende flotering to a iust man.
Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
23 But thou, God, schalt lede hem forth; in to the pit of deth. Menquelleris and gilours schulen not haue half her daies; but, Lord, Y schal hope in thee.
But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
