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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Tehillim (Psa) 55
55
1For the leader. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David:
2Listen, God, to my prayer!
Don’t hide yourself from my plea!
3Pay attention to me, and answer me!
I am panic-stricken as I make my complaint,
I shudder 4at how the enemy shouts,
at how the wicked oppress;
for they keep heaping trouble on me
and angrily tormenting me.
5My heart within me is pounding in anguish,
the terrors of death press down on me,
6fear and trembling overwhelm me,
horror covers me.
7I said, “I wish I had wings like a dove!
Then I could fly away and be at rest.
8Yes, I would flee to a place far off,
I would stay in the desert. (Selah)
9I would quickly find me a shelter
from the raging wind and storm.”
10Confuse, Adonai, confound their speech!
For I see violence and fighting in the city.
11Day and night they go about its walls;
within are malice and mischief.
12Ruin is rife within it,
oppression and fraud never leave its streets.
13For it was not an enemy who insulted me;
if it had been, I could have borne it.
It was not my adversary who treated me with scorn;
if it had been, I could have hidden myself.
14But it was you, a man of my own kind,
my companion, whom I knew well.
15We used to share our hearts with each other;
in the house of God we walked with the crowd.
16May he put death on them;
let them go down alive to Sh’ol;
for evil is in their homes
and also in their hearts.
17But I will call on God,
and Adonai will save me.
18Evening, morning and noon I complain
and moan; but he hears my voice.
19He redeems me and gives me peace,
so that no one can come near me.
For there were many who fought me.
20God will hear and will humble them,
yes, he who has sat on his throne from the start. (Selah)
For they never change,
and they don’t fear God.
21[My companion] attacked those
who were at peace with him;
he broke his solemn word.
22What he said sounded smoother than butter,
but his heart was at war.
His words seemed more soothing than oil,
but in fact they were sharp swords.
23Unload your burden on Adonai,
and he will sustain you.
He will never permit
the righteous to be moved.
24But you will bring them down, God,
into the deepest pit.
Those men, so bloodthirsty and treacherous,
will not live out half their days.
But for my part, [Adonai,]
I put my trust in you.
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