Psa. 55:1 |
Give ear, O God, to my prayer; / And do not hide Yourself from my supplication. |
Psa. 55:2 |
Give heed to me, and answer me. / I grow restless in my complaint and moan, |
Psa. 55:3 |
Because of the voice of the enemy, / Because of the oppression of the wicked man; / For they drop iniquity upon me, / And in anger they make me their enemy. |
Psa. 55:4 |
My heart writhes within me, / And the terrors of death have fallen upon me. |
Psa. 55:5 |
Fear and trembling have come upon me, / And shuddering overwhelms me. |
Psa. 55:6 |
And I say, Oh that I had wings like a dove! / Then I would fly away and be at rest. |
Psa. 55:7 |
Indeed I would wander far away; / I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah |
Psa. 55:8 |
I would hasten my escape / From the storm wind and the tempest. |
Psa. 55:9 |
Confuse, O Lord, divide their tongue; / For I have seen violence and contention in the city. |
Psa. 55:10 |
Day and night they go around it, / Upon its walls; / And iniquity and trouble are in the midst of it. |
Psa. 55:11 |
Utter ruin is in the midst of it, / And oppression and deceit / Do not depart from its streets. |
Psa. 55:12 |
For it is not an enemy who reproaches me; / Otherwise I could bear it. / It is not he who hates me who magnifies himself against me; / Otherwise I could hide myself from him. |
Psa. 55:13 |
But it is you, my equal, / My close friend and my acquaintance. |
Psa. 55:14 |
We were in sweet counsel together; / We walked with the throng in the house of God. |
Psa. 55:15 |
Let death surprise them; / May they go down into Sheol alive. / For evil is in their dwelling, in the midst of them. |
Psa. 55:16 |
As for me, I call out to God, / And Jehovah will save me. |
Psa. 55:17 |
Evening and morning and at noontime / I complain and moan, / And He hears my voice. |
Psa. 55:18 |
He has redeemed my soul in peace / From the battle against me, / For many are they [who strive] with me. |
Psa. 55:19 |
God hears and answers them-- / Even He who sits [enthroned] from of old-- Selah / Because with them there is no change, / And they do not fear God. |
Psa. 55:20 |
He put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; / He profaned his covenant. |
Psa. 55:21 |
Smooth were the buttery words of his mouth, / But his heart was war; / More soothing than oil were his words, / But they were [in fact] drawn swords. |
Psa. 55:22 |
Cast your burden upon Jehovah, / And He will sustain you; / He will never allow the righteous to be moved. |
Psa. 55:23 |
But You, O God, will bring them down / Into the pit of decay. Men of bloodshed and deceit / Will not live out half their days; / But I will trust in You. |