Psalms 55
1 To the Chief Musician: with stringed Instruments. A Psalm of Instruction, of David. Give ear, O God, to my prayer, And do not hide thyself from my supplication:
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 Attend unto me, and answer me, I may ramble in my complaining, And be driven to and fro—
Attend unto me, and answer me: I am restless in my complaint, and moan;
3 Because of the noise of the enemy, By reason of the oppression of the lawless one, For they would let trouble drop upon me, And, in anger, would they entrap 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 My heart, would writhe within me, And, the terrors of Death, have fallen upon me:
My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
5 Fear and trembling, would enter me, And there would have overwhelmed me—a horror!
Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
6 Then I said—Oh that there were given me a pinion, like a dove, I would fly away and be at rest:
And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! then would I fly away, and be at rest.
7 Lo! I would take a distant flight, I would tarry in the wilderness. (Selah)
Lo, then would I wander far off, I would lodge in the wilderness. (Selah)
8 I would hasten mine escape, From rushing wind, from storm.
I would haste me to a shelter from the stormy wind and tempest.
9 Confuse, O My Lord, divide their speech, For I have seen violence and contention in the city;
Destroy, O Lord, [and] divide their tongue: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
10 Day and night, they go round her, upon her walls, And, trouble and misery, are in her midst;
Day and night they go about upon the walls thereof: iniquity also and mischief are in the midst of it.
11 Engulfing ruin, is in her midst, And there depart not from her broadway, oppression and deceit.
Wickedness is in the midst thereof: oppression and guile depart not from her streets.
12 For it is, not an enemy, that reproacheth me, Or I could bear it, —Not one that hath hated me, who, against me, hath magnified himself, Or I might hide myself from him;
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 it is, thou, a man esteemed as mine equal, mine associate, and mine acquaintance;
But it was thou, a man mine equal, my companion, and my familiar friend.
14 So that together have we been wont to find sweetness in counsel, In the house of God, used we to walk in the throng.
We took sweet counsel together, we walked in the house of God with the throng.
15 Desolations on them! Let them go down into hades alive, For, wicked doings, are at home within them. (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 I, unto God, will cry, —And, Yahweh, will save me.
As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.
17 At evening and morning and high noon, have I been wont to lament and complain, And he hath heard my voice!
Evening, and morning, and at noonday, will I complain, and moan: and he shall hear my voice.
18 He hath completely redeemed my soul, out of the attack upon me, For, in multitudes, were they [in conflict] 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 will hear, Yea He will humble them who aforetime sat [enthroned]. (Selah) With whom are no changings, Neither have they revered 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 hath thrust forth his hands, against them he was wont to salute, he hath violated his covenant;
He hath put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him: he hath profaned his covenant.
21 Smoother than curds, were [the words of] his mouth, But, war, was [in] his heart, —Softer his words than oil, Yet, they, were drawn swords!
His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
22 Cast upon Yahweh thy lot, and, he, will sustain thee: He will not suffer, to times age-abiding, the righteous one to be shaken.
Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
23 But, thou, O God, wilt bring them down to the pit of destruction, Men of bloodshed and deceit, shall not live out half their days; But, I, will trust 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.
