Psalms 55
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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
Betrayal by a Friend
For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A Maskil of David.
1God, listen to my prayer
and do not hide from my plea for help.#Lm 3:56
2Pay attention to me and answer me.#Ps 4:1; 5:1–2; 54:2
I am restless and in turmoil with my complaint,#Ps 64:1; 142:2
3because of the enemy’s words,#55:3 Lit voice
because of the pressure#55:3 Or threat, or oppression of the wicked.
For they bring down disaster on me
and harass me in anger.#2Sm 16:7–8; Ps 71:11
4My heart shudders within me;#Ps 38:8
terrors of death sweep over me.
5Fear and trembling grip me;
horror has overwhelmed me.#Ps 18:4–5; 116:3
6I said, “If only I had wings like a dove!
I would fly away and find rest.#Jb 3:13
7How far away I would flee;
I would stay in the wilderness.#Jr 9:2Selah
8I would hurry to my shelter
from the raging wind and the storm.”#Is 4:6; 25:4
9Lord, confuse#55:9 Or destroy and confound their speech,#55:9 Lit and divide their tongue#Gn 10:25; 11:7
for I see violence and strife in the city;
10day and night they make the rounds on its walls.
Crime and trouble are within it;#Jr 6:7; Hab 1:3
11destruction is inside it;
oppression and deceit never leave its marketplace.#Ps 5:9; 10:7
12Now it is not an enemy who insults me —
otherwise I could bear it;
it is not a foe who rises up against me —
otherwise I could hide from him.
13But it is you, a man who is my peer,
my companion and good friend!#Jb 19:13,19; Ps 41:9; 88:18
14We used to have close fellowship;
we walked with the crowd into the house of God.#Ps 42:4
15Let death take them by surprise;#Pr 6:15; Is 47:11; 1Th 5:3
let them go down to Sheol alive,
because evil is in their homes and within them.#Nm 16:30,33
16But I call to God,
and the Lord will save me.#Ps 119:46
17I complain and groan morning, noon, and night,#Ps 92:2
and he hears my voice.#Ps 64:1; 142:2
18Though many are against me,
he will redeem me from my battle unharmed.#Ps 56:2; 103:4
19God, the one enthroned from long ago,#Ps 93:2
will hear and will humiliate themSelah
because they do not change
and do not fear God.#Dt 33:27
20My friend#Ps 55:13 acts violently
against those at peace with him;#Ps 7:4
he violates his covenant.#Ps 89:34
21His buttery words are smooth,
but war is in his heart.
His words are softer than oil,
but they are drawn swords.#Ps 12:2; 28:3
22Cast your burden on the Lord,
and he will sustain you;#1Pt 5:7
he will never allow the righteous to be shaken.#Ps 37:24; 112:6
23God, you will bring them down
to the Pit of destruction;#Is 38:17; Ezk 28:8
men of bloodshed and treachery
will not live out half their days.#Ps 5:6
But I will trust in you.#Ps 56:3
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