Psalmorum 55
1 In finem, in carminibus. Intellectus David. [Exaudi, Deus, orationem meam, et ne despexeris deprecationem meam:
“For the leader of the music. To be sung on stringed instruments. A psalm of David.” Give ear to my prayer, O God! Hide not thyself from my supplication!
2 intende mihi, et exaudi me. Contristatus sum in exercitatione mea, et conturbatus sum
Attend unto me, and hear me! I wander about mourning and wailing,
3 a voce inimici, et a tribulatione peccatoris. Quoniam declinaverunt in me iniquitates, et in ira molesti erant mihi.
On account of the clamors of the enemy, On account of the violence of the wicked. For they bring evil upon me, And in wrath set themselves against me.
4 Cor meum conturbatum est in me, et formido mortis cecidit super me.
My heart trembleth in my bosom, And the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
5 Timor et tremor venerunt super me, et contexerunt me tenebræ.
Fear and trembling have seized me, And horror hath overwhelmed me.
6 Et dixi: Quis dabit mihi pennas sicut columbæ, et volabo, et requiescam?
Then I say, O that I had wings like a dove! For then would I fly away, and be at rest.
7 Ecce elongavi fugiens, et mansi in solitudine.
Behold, I would wander far away, And take up my abode in a wilderness. (Pause)
8 Exspectabam eum qui salvum me fecit a pusillanimitate spiritus, et tempestate.
I would hasten away to a shelter From the rushing wind and tempest.
9 Præcipita, Domine; divide linguas eorum: quoniam vidi iniquitatem et contradictionem in civitate.
Confound, O Lord! divide their counsels! For I behold violence and strife in the city.
10 Die ac nocte circumdabit eam super muros ejus iniquitas; et labor in medio ejus,
Day and night do these go about its walls; In the midst of it are iniquity and mischief.
11 et injustitia: et non defecit de plateis ejus usura et dolus.
Wickedness is in the midst of it; Oppression and fraud depart not from its streets.
12 Quoniam si inimicus meus maledixisset mihi, sustinuissem utique. Et si is qui oderat me super me magna locutus fuisset, abscondissem me forsitan ab eo.
It was not an enemy that reviled me, Then I could have borne it; Nor one that hated me, who rose up against me; From him I could have hid myself.
13 Tu vero homo unanimis, dux meus, et notus meus:
But it was thou, a man my equal, My friend, and my acquaintance.
14 qui simul mecum dulces capiebas cibos; in domo Dei ambulavimus cum consensu.
We held sweet converse together, And walked to the house of God in company.
15 Veniat mors super illos, et descendant in infernum viventes: quoniam nequitiæ in habitaculis eorum, in medio eorum. (Sheol h7585)
May sudden death seize upon them! May they go down to the underworld alive! For wickedness is in their dwellings, in the midst of them. (Sheol h7585)
16 Ego autem ad Deum clamavi, et Dominus salvabit me.
As for me, I will call upon God, And Jehovah will save me.
17 Vespere, et mane, et meridie, narrabo, et annuntiabo; et exaudiet vocem meam.
At evening, at morn, and at noon I mourn and sigh, And he will hear my voice.
18 Redimet in pace animam meam ab his qui appropinquant mihi: quoniam inter multos erant mecum.
He will deliver me in peace from my conflict; For many have risen up against me.
19 Exaudiet Deus, et humiliabit illos, qui est ante sæcula. Non enim est illis commutatio, et non timuerunt Deum.
God will hear me, and bring them down, —He that hath been judge of old. (Pause) Because they have no changes, Therefore they fear not God.
20 Extendit manum suam in retribuendo; contaminaverunt testamentum ejus:
They lift up their hands against their friend, And break their covenant with him.
21 divisi sunt ab ira vultus ejus, et appropinquavit cor illius. Molliti sunt sermones ejus super oleum; et ipsi sunt jacula.
Their speech was softer than butter, But war was in their heart; Their words were smoother than oil, Yet were they drawn swords.
22 Jacta super Dominum curam tuam, et ipse te enutriet; non dabit in æternum fluctuationem justo.
“Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he will sustain thee; He will never suffer the righteous to fall!”
23 Tu vero, Deus, deduces eos in puteum interitus. Viri sanguinum et dolosi non dimidiabunt dies suos; ego autem sperabo in te, Domine.]
Yea, thou, O God! wilt bring them down into the lowest pit! Bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days. But I will trust in thee!
