Psalms 55
55
PSALM 55
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil,
A Psalm of David.
1Lord, hear my pray'r, hide not thyself
from my entreating voice:
2Attend and hear me; in my plaint
I mourn and make a noise.
3Because of th' en'my's voice, and for
lewd men's oppression great:
On me they cast iniquity,
and they in wrath me hate.
4Sore pain'd within me is my heart:
death's terrors on me fall.
5On me comes trembling, fear and dread
o'erwhelmed me withal.
6O that I, like a dove, had wings,
said I, then would I flee
Far hence, that I might find a place
where I in rest might be.
7Lo, then far off I wander would,
and in the desert stay;
8From windy storm and tempest I
would haste to 'scape away.
9O Lord, on them destruction bring,
and do their tongues divide;
For in the city violence and strife I have espy'd.
10They day and night upon the walls
do go about it round:
There mischief is, and sorrow there
in midst of it is found.
11Abundant wickedness there is
within her inward part;
And from her streets deceitfulness
and guile do not depart.
12He was no foe that me reproach'd,
then that endure I could;
Nor hater that did 'gainst me boast,
from him me hide I would.
13But thou, man, who mine equal, guide,
and mine acquaintance wast:
14We join'd sweet counsels, to God's house
in company we past.
15Let death upon them seize, and down
let them go quick to hell;
For wickedness doth much abound
among them where they dwell.
16I'll call on God: God will me save.
17I'll pray, and make a noise
At ev'ning, morning, and at noon;
and he shall hear my voice.
18He hath my soul delivered,
that it in peace might be
From battle that against me was;
for many were with me.
19The Lord shall hear, and them afflict,
of old who hath abode:
Because they never changes have,
therefore they fear not God.
20'Gainst those that were at peace with him
he hath put forth his hand:
The covenant that he had made,
by breaking he profan'd.
21More smooth than butter were his words,
while in his heart was war;
His speeches were more soft than oil,
and yet drawn swords they are.
22Cast thou thy burden on the Lord,
and he shall thee sustain;
Yea, he shall cause the righteous man
unmoved to remain.
23But thou, O Lord my God, those men
in justice shalt o'erthrow,
And in destruction's dungeon dark
at last shalt lay them low:
The bloody and deceitful men
shall not live half their days:
But upon thee with confidence
I will depend always.
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Psalms 55
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Psalm 55
To the Overcomer on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David.
1¶ Give ear to my prayer, O God, and do not hide thyself from my supplication.
2Attend unto me and hear me: I mourn in my complaint and make a noise
3because 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.
4My heart is sore pained within me, and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
5Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror has overwhelmed me.
6And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then I would fly away and be at rest.
7Behold, then I would flee far away and dwell in the wilderness. Selah.
8I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.
9¶ Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
10Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof; iniquity also and sorrow are in the midst of it.
11Wickedness is in the midst thereof; deceit and guile depart not from her streets.
12For 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:
13But it was thou, who in my estimation was, my lord, and of my own family.
14We took sweet counsel together and walked unto the house of God in company.
15Let them be condemned unto death, and let them go down alive into Sheol for wickedness is in their dwellings and among them.
16¶ As for me, I will call upon God, and the Lord shall save me.
17Evening and morning and at noon I will pray and cry aloud, and he shall hear my voice.
18He has ransomed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, for there were many against me.
19God shall hear and bring them down, even he that abides from of old. Selah. Because they do not change, nor do they fear God.
20He has put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him; he has 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 they were drawn swords.
22Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee; he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
23But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of the grave; bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in thee.
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