Tehillim (Psalms) 55
55
1Give ear to my prayer, O Elohim, And do not hide Yourself from my plea.
2Give heed to me, and answer me; I wander and moan in my complaint,
3Because of the noise of the enemy, Because of the outcry of the wrong; For they bring down wickedness upon me, And in wrath they hate me.
4My heart is pained within me, And the frights of death have fallen upon me.
5Fear and trembling have come upon me, And shuddering covers me.
6And I said, “Who would give me wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.
7“See, I would wander far off, I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah.
8“I would hasten my escape From the raging wind and storm.”
9Confuse, O יהוה, divide their tongues, For I saw violence and strife in the city.
10Day and night they go around it on its walls; Wickedness and trouble are also in the midst of it.
11Covetings are in its midst; Oppression and deceit do not vanish from its streets.
12It is not an enemy who reproaches me – That I could bear; Nor one who hates me who is making himself great against me – Then I could hide from him.
13But it was you, a man my equal, My companion and my friend.
14We took sweet counsel together, We walked to the House of Elohim in the throng.
15Let death come upon them; Let them go down into She’ol alive, For evil is in their dwellings, in their midst.
16I, I call upon Elohim, And יהוה saves me.
17Evening and morning and at noon I complain and moan, And He hears my voice.
18He has redeemed my life in peace From the battle against me, For there were many against me.
19Ěl, even He who sits enthroned from of old, Does hear and afflict them – Selah – Those with whom there are no changes, Those who do not fear Elohim.
20He has put forth his hands against those Who were at peace with him; He has broken his covenant.
21His mouth was smoother than curds, Yet in his heart is fighting; His words were softer than oil, But they are drawn swords.
22Cast your burden on יהוה, And let Him sustain you; He never allows the righteous to be shaken.
23For You, O Elohim, do bring them down To the pit of destruction; Men of blood and deceit do not reach half their days; But I, I trust in You.
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Psalms 55
55
Psalm 55#In Hebrew texts 55:1-23 is numbered 55:2-24.
For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil#Title: Probably a literary or musical term of David.
1Listen to my prayer, O God,
do not ignore my plea;
2hear me and answer me.
My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught
3because of what my enemy is saying,
because of the threats of the wicked;
for they bring down suffering on me
and assail me in their anger.
4My heart is in anguish within me;
the terrors of death have fallen on me.
5Fear and trembling have beset me;
horror has overwhelmed me.
6I said, ‘Oh, that I had the wings of a dove!
I would fly away and be at rest.
7I would flee far away
and stay in the desert;#55:7 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and in the middle of verse 19.
8I would hurry to my place of shelter,
far from the tempest and storm.’
9Lord, confuse the wicked, confound their words,
for I see violence and strife in the city.
10Day and night they prowl about on its walls;
malice and abuse are within it.
11Destructive forces are at work in the city;
threats and lies never leave its streets.
12If an enemy were insulting me,
I could endure it;
if a foe were rising against me,
I could hide.
13But it is you, a man like myself,
my companion, my close friend,
14with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship
at the house of God,
as we walked about
among the worshippers.
15Let death take my enemies by surprise;
let them go down alive to the realm of the dead,
for evil finds lodging among them.
16As for me, I call to God,
and the Lord saves me.
17Evening, morning and noon
I cry out in distress,
and he hears my voice.
18He rescues me unharmed
from the battle waged against me,
even though many oppose me.
19God, who is enthroned from of old,
who does not change –
he will hear them and humble them,
because they have no fear of God.
20My companion attacks his friends;
he violates his covenant.
21His talk is smooth as butter,
yet war is in his heart;
his words are more soothing than oil,
yet they are drawn swords.
22Cast your cares on the Lord
and he will sustain you;
he will never let
the righteous be shaken.
23But you, God, will bring down the wicked
into the pit of decay;
the bloodthirsty and deceitful
will not live out half their days.
But as for me, I trust in you.
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