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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Psalm 55
55
Cast Your Burden on the Lord
To the choirmaster: with #Ps. 4, titlestringed instruments. A Maskil#55:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term of David.
1 #
Ps. 54:2; 61:1; 86:6 Give ear to my prayer, O God,
and hide not yourself from my plea for mercy!
2Attend to me, and answer me;
I am restless #ver. 17; Ps. 64:1 in my complaint and I #[Isa. 38:14; 59:11]moan,
3because of the noise of the enemy,
because of the oppression of the wicked.
For they #[2 Sam. 16:7, 8]drop trouble upon me,
and in anger they bear a grudge against me.
4My heart is in anguish within me;
#
Ps. 116:3
the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
5Fear and trembling come upon me,
and #Job 21:6; Isa. 21:4; Ezek. 7:18 horror #Ps. 78:53overwhelms me.
6And I say, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
I would fly away and be at rest;
7 # [Jer. 9:2] yes, I would wander far away;
I would lodge in the wilderness; Selah
8I would hurry to find a shelter
from #Ps. 83:15the raging wind and tempest.”
9Destroy, O Lord, #[Gen. 11:9] divide their tongues;
for I see #Jer. 6:7violence and strife in the city.
10Day and night they go around it
on its walls,
and #Ps. 5:9iniquity and trouble are within it;
11ruin is in its midst;
# [Ps. 10:7] oppression and fraud
do not depart from its marketplace.
12For it is not an enemy who taunts me—
then I could bear it;
it is not an adversary who #Job 19:5deals insolently with me—
then I could hide from him.
13 # [2 Sam. 15:12; 16:23]; See Ps. 41:9 But it is you, a man, my equal,
my companion, my familiar friend.
14We used to take sweet counsel together;
within God’s house we walked in #Ps. 42:4the throng.
15Let death steal over them;
let them go down to Sheol #Num. 16:30, 33; Prov. 1:12; [Ps. 124:3]alive;
for evil is in their dwelling place and in their heart.
16But I call to God,
and the Lord will save me.
17 #
Ps. 141:2; Acts 3:1; 10:3, 30 Evening and #Ps. 5:3; 88:13; 92:2 morning and at #Acts 10:9; [Dan. 6:10] noon
I #ver. 2utter my complaint and moan,
and he hears my voice.
18He redeems my soul in safety
from the battle that I wage,
for #[Ps. 56:2]many are arrayed against me.
19God will give ear and humble them,
he who is #Deut. 33:27 enthroned from of old, Selah
because they do not #Job 10:17; See Job 21:7-15change
and do not fear God.
20My companion#55:20 Hebrew He #Acts 12:1stretched out his hand against his friends;
he violated his covenant.
21His #See Ps. 28:3 speech was #Prov. 5:3, 4 smooth as butter,
yet war was in his heart;
his words were softer than oil,
yet they were #See Ps. 57:4drawn swords.
22 # See Ps. 37:5 Cast your burden on the Lord,
and he will sustain you;
#
Ps. 10:6
he will never permit
the righteous to be moved.
23But you, O God, #ver. 15; Ps. 56:7; 59:11 will cast them down
into #Ps. 69:15; 94:13 the pit of destruction;
men of #Ps. 5:6 blood and treachery
shall not #Prov. 10:27; See Job 15:32 live out half their days.
But I will #See Ps. 11:1trust in you.
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