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For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A contemplation by David.

[1] Listen to my prayer, God.
Don’t hide yourself from my supplication.
[2] Attend to me, and answer me.
I am restless in my complaint,
and moan [3] because of the voice of the enemy,
because of the oppression of the wicked.
For they bring suffering on me.
In anger they hold a grudge against me.
[4] My heart is severely pained within me.
The terrors of death have fallen on me.
[5] Fearfulness and trembling have come on me.
Horror has overwhelmed me.
[6] I said, “Oh that I had wings like a dove!
Then I would fly away, and be at rest.
[7] Behold, then I would wander far off.
I would lodge in the wilderness.” Selah.
[8] “I would hurry to a shelter from the stormy wind and storm.”
[9] Confuse them, Lord, and confound their language,
for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
[10] Day and night they prowl around on its walls.
Malice and abuse are also within her.
[11] Destructive forces are within her.
Threats and lies don’t depart from her streets.
[12] For it was not an enemy who insulted me,
then I could have endured it.
Neither was it he who hated me who raised himself up against me,
then I would have hidden myself from him.
[13] But it was you, a man like me,
my companion, and my familiar friend.
[14] We took sweet fellowship together.
We walked in God’s house with company.
[15] Let death come suddenly on them.
Let them go down alive into Sheol.ⓘ
For wickedness is among them, in their dwelling.
[16] As for me, I will call on God.
Yahweh will save me.
[17] Evening, morning, and at noon, I will cry out in distress.
He will hear my voice.
[18] He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me,
although there are many who oppose me.
[19] God, who is enthroned forever,
will hear and answer them. Selah.They never change
and don’t fear God.
[20] He raises his hands against his friends.
He has violated his covenant.
[21] His mouth was smooth as butter,
but his heart was war.
His words were softer than oil,
yet they were drawn swords. [22] Cast your burden on Yahweh and he will sustain you.
He will never allow the righteous to be moved.
[23] But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction.
Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days,
but I will trust in you.

Footnotes

  1. ⓘ 55:15 Sheol is the place of the dead.
King James Version

To the chief Musician H5329 on Neginoth, H5058 Maschil, H4905 A Psalm of David. H1732

[1] Give ear H238 to my prayer, H8605 O God; H430
And hide H5956 not H408 thyself from my supplication. H8467
[2] Attend H7181 unto me, and hear H6030 me:
I mourn H7300 in my complaint, H7879 and make a noise; H1949
[3] Because of the voice H6963 of the enemy, H341
Because H6440 of the oppression H6125 of the wicked: H7563
For they cast H4131 iniquity H205 upon H5921 me,
And in wrath H639 they hate H7852 me.
[4] My heart H3820 is sore pained H2342 within H7130 me:
And the terrors H367 of death H4194 are fallen H5307 upon me.
[5] Fearfulness H3374 and trembling H7461 are come H935 upon me,
And horror H6427 hath overwhelmed H3680 me.§
[6] And I said, H559 Oh that H5414 I had wings H83 like a dove! H3123
For then would I fly away, H5774 and be at rest. H7931
[7] Lo, then would I wander H5074 far off, H7368
And remain H3885 in the wilderness. H4057 Selah. H5542
[8] I would hasten H2363 my escape H4655
From the windy H7307 storm H5584 and tempest. H5591
[9] Destroy, H1104 O Lord, H136 and divide H6385 their tongues: H3956
For H3588 I have seen H7200 violence H2555 and strife H7379 in the city. H5892
[10] Day H3119 and night H3915 they go about H5437 it upon the walls H2346 thereof:
Mischief H205 also and sorrow H5999 are in the midst H7130 of it.
[11] Wickedness H1942 is in the midst H7130 thereof:
Deceit H8496 and guile H4820 depart H4185 not H3808 from her streets. H7339
[12] For it was not an enemy H341 that reproached H2778 me;
Then I could have H5375 born it:
Neither was it he that hated H8130 me that did magnify H1431 himself against me;
Then I would have hid H5641 myself from him:
[13] But it was thou, a man H582 mine equal, H6187
My guide, H441 and mine acquaintance. H3045
[14] We took sweet H4985 counsel H5475§ together, H3162
And walked H1980 unto the house H1004 of God H430 in company. H7285
[15] Let death H4194 seize H5377 H3451 upon them, and let them go down H3381 quick H2416 into hell: H7585§
For H3588 wickedness H7451 is in their dwellings, H4033 and among H7130 them.
[16] As for me, I will call H7121 upon God; H430
And the Lord H3068 shall save H3467 me.
[17] Evening, H6153 and morning, H1242 and at noon, H6672 will I pray, H7878 and cry aloud: H1993
And he shall hear H8085 my voice. H6963
[18] He hath delivered H6299 my soul H5315 in peace H7965 from the battle H7128 that was against me:
For there were many H7227 with me.
[19] God H410 shall hear, H8085 and afflict H6030 them, even he that abideth H3427 of old. H6924 Selah. H5542
Because they have no changes, H2487 therefore they fear H3372 not God. H430§
[20] He hath put forth H7971 his hands H3027 against such as be at peace H7965 with him:
He hath broken§ H2490 his covenant. H1285
[21] The words of his mouth H6310 were smoother H2505 than butter, H4260 but war H7128 was in his heart: H3820
His words H1697 were softer H7401 than oil, H8081 yet were they drawn swords. H6609
[22] Cast H7993 thy burden H3053§ upon H5921 the Lord, H3068 and he shall sustain H3557 thee:
He shall never H5769 suffer H5414 the righteous H6662 to be moved. H4131
[23] But thou,
O God, H430 shalt bring them down H3381 into the pit H875 of destruction: H7845
Bloody H1818 and deceitful H4820 men H582§ shall H2673 not H3808 live out half H2673 their days; H3117§
But I will trust H982 in thee.

Footnotes

  1. § 55:5 Heb. covered me
  2. § 55:14 Heb. who sweetened counsel
  3. § 55:15 Or, the grave
  4. § 55:19 Or, with whom also there be no changes, yet they fear not God
  5. § 55:20 Heb. he hath profaned
  6. § 55:22 Or, gift
  7. § 55:23a Heb. men of bloods and deceit
  8. § 55:23b Heb. shall not half their days
Septuaginta
[1] ‡Εἰς G1519 τὸ G3588 τέλος, G5056 ἐν G1722 ὕμνοις· G5215 συνέσεως G4907 τῷ G3588 Δαυιδ. G1138 Ἐνώτισαι, G1801 ὁ G3588 θεός, G2316 τὴν G3588 προσευχὴν G4335 μου G3450 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 ὑπερίδῃς G5237 τὴν G3588 δέησίν G1162 μου, G3450 [2] ‡πρόσχες G4337 μοι G3427 καὶ G2532 εἰσάκουσόν G1522 μου. G3450 Ἐλυπήθην G3076 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ἀδολεσχίᾳ μου G3450 καὶ G2532 ἐταράχθην G5015 [3] ‡ἀπὸ G575 φωνῆς G5456 ἐχθροῦ G2190 καὶ G2532 ἀπὸ G575 θλίψεως G2347 ἁμαρτωλοῦ, G268 ὅτι G3754 ἐξέκλιναν G1578 ἐπ’ G1909 ἐμὲ G1691 ἀνομίαν G458 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 ὀργῇ G3709 ἐνεκότουν μοι. G3427 [4] ‡Ἡ G3588 καρδία G2588 μου G3450 ἐταράχθη G5015 ἐν G1722 ἐμοί, G1698 καὶ G2532 δειλία G1167 θανάτου G2288 ἐπέπεσεν G1968 ἐπ’ G1909 ἐμέ· G1691 [5] ‡φόβος G5401 καὶ G2532 τρόμος G5156 ἦλθεν G2064 ἐπ’ G1909 ἐμέ, G1691 καὶ G2532 ἐκάλυψέν G2572 με G3165 σκότος. G4655 [6] ‡Καὶ G2532 εἶπα G2036 Τίς G5101 δώσει G1325 μοι G3427 πτέρυγας G4420 ὡσεὶ G5616 περιστερᾶς G4058 καὶ G2532 πετασθήσομαι καὶ G2532 καταπαύσω; G2664 [7] ‡Ἰδοὺ G2400 ἐμάκρυνα φυγαδεύων καὶ G2532 ηὐλίσθην G835 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ἐρήμῳ. G2048 Διάψαλμα. [8] ‡Προσεδεχόμην G4327 τὸν G3588 σῴζοντά G4982 με G3165 ἀπὸ G575 ὀλιγοψυχίας καὶ G2532 καταιγίδος. [9] ‡Καταπόντισον, G2670 κύριε, G2962 καὶ G2532 καταδίελε τὰς G3588 γλώσσας G1100 αὐτῶν, G846 ὅτι G3754 εἶδον G1492 ἀνομίαν G458 καὶ G2532 ἀντιλογίαν G485 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 πόλει. G4172 [10] ‡Ἡμέρας G2250 καὶ G2532 νυκτὸς G3571 κυκλώσει G2944 αὐτὴν G846 ἐπὶ G1909 τὰ G3588 τείχη G5038 αὐτῆς, G846 ἀνομία G458 καὶ G2532 κόπος G2873 ἐν G1722 μέσῳ G3319 αὐτῆς G846 καὶ G2532 ἀδικία, G93 [11] ‡καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἐξέλιπεν G1587 ἐκ G1537 τῶν G3588 πλατειῶν G4113 αὐτῆς G846 τόκος G5110 καὶ G2532 δόλος. G1388 [12] ‡Ὅτι G3754 εἰ G1487 ἐχθρὸς G2190 ὠνείδισέν G3679 με, G3165 ὑπήνεγκα G5297 ἄν, G302 καὶ G2532 εἰ G1487 ὁ G3588 μισῶν G3404 με G3165 ἐπ’ G1909 ἐμὲ G1691 ἐμεγαλορρημόνησεν, ἐκρύβην G2928 ἂν G302 ἀπ’ G575 αὐτοῦ. G846 [13] ‡Σὺ G4771 δέ, G1161 ἄνθρωπε G444 ἰσόψυχε, G2473 ἡγεμών G2232 μου G3450 καὶ G2532 γνωστέ G1110 μου, G3450 [14] ‡ὃς G3739 ἐπὶ G1909 τὸ G3588 αὐτό G846 μοι G3427 ἐγλύκανας ἐδέσματα, ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 οἴκῳ G3624 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 ἐπορεύθημεν G4198 ἐν G1722 ὁμονοίᾳ· [15] ‡ἐλθέτω G2064 θάνατος G2288 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτούς, G846 καὶ G2532 καταβήτωσαν G2597 εἰς G1519 ᾅδου G86 ζῶντες, G2198 ὅτι G3754 πονηρίαι G4189 ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 παροικίαις G3940 αὐτῶν G846 ἐν G1722 μέσῳ G3319 αὐτῶν. G846 [16] ‡Ἐγὼ G1473 δὲ G1161 πρὸς G4314 τὸν G3588 θεὸν G2316 ἐκέκραξα, G2896 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 κύριος G2962 εἰσήκουσέν G1522 μου. G3450 [17] ‡Ἑσπέρας G2073 καὶ G2532 πρωῒ G4404 καὶ G2532 μεσημβρίας G3314 διηγήσομαι· G1334 ἀπαγγελῶ, G518 καὶ G2532 εἰσακούσεται G1522 τῆς G3588 φωνῆς G5456 μου. G3450 [18] ‡Λυτρώσεται G3084 ἐν G1722 εἰρήνῃ G1515 τὴν G3588 ψυχήν G5590 μου G3450 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 ἐγγιζόντων G1448 μοι, G3427 ὅτι G3754 ἐν G1722 πολλοῖς G4183 ἦσαν G2258 σὺν G4862 ἐμοί. G1699 [19] ‡Εἰσακούσεται G1522 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 καὶ G2532 ταπεινώσει G5013 αὐτούς, G846 ὁ G3588 ὑπάρχων G5225 πρὸ G4253 τῶν G3588 αἰώνων. G165 Διάψαλμα. Οὐ G3756 γάρ G1063 ἐστιν G2076 αὐτοῖς G846 ἀντάλλαγμα, G465 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἐφοβήθησαν G5399 τὸν G3588 θεόν. G2316 [20] ‡Ἐξέτεινεν G1614 τὴν G3588 χεῖρα G5495 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 ἀποδιδόναι· G591 ἐβεβήλωσαν G953 τὴν G3588 διαθήκην G1242 αὐτοῦ. G846 [21] ‡Διεμερίσθησαν G1266 ἀπὸ G575 ὀργῆς G3709 τοῦ G3588 προσώπου G4383 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 ἤγγισεν G1448 ἡ G3588 καρδία G2588 αὐτοῦ· G846 ἡπαλύνθησαν οἱ G3588 λόγοι G3056 αὐτοῦ G846 ὑπὲρ G5228 ἔλαιον, G1637 καὶ G2532 αὐτοί G846 εἰσιν G1526 βολίδες. G1002 [22] ‡Ἐπίρριψον G1977 ἐπὶ G1909 κύριον G2962 τὴν G3588 μέριμνάν G3308 σου, G4675 καὶ G2532 αὐτός G846 σε G4571 διαθρέψει· οὐ G3756 δώσει G1325 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 αἰῶνα G165 σάλον G4535 τῷ G3588 δικαίῳ. G1342 [23] ‡Σὺ G4771 δέ, G1161 ὁ G3588 θεός, G2316 κατάξεις G2609 αὐτοὺς G846 εἰς G1519 φρέαρ G5421 διαφθορᾶς· G1312 ἄνδρες G435 αἱμάτων G129 καὶ G2532 δολιότητος οὐ G3756 μὴ G3361 ἡμισεύσωσιν τὰς G3588 ἡμέρας G2250 αὐτῶν. G846 Ἐγὼ G1473 δὲ G1161 ἐλπιῶ G1679 ἐπὶ G1909 σέ, G4571 κύριε. G2962
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 55:1 Originally verses 54:1–2.
  2. ‡ 55:2 Originally verse 54:3.
  3. ‡ 55:3 Originally verse 54:4.
  4. ‡ 55:4 Originally verse 54:5.
  5. ‡ 55:5 Originally verse 54:6.
  6. ‡ 55:6 Originally verse 54:7.
  7. ‡ 55:7 Originally verse 54:8.
  8. ‡ 55:8 Originally verse 54:9.
  9. ‡ 55:9 Originally verse 54:10.
  10. ‡ 55:10 Originally verse 54:11.
  11. ‡ 55:11 Originally verse 54:12.
  12. ‡ 55:12 Originally verse 54:13.
  13. ‡ 55:13 Originally verse 54:14.
  14. ‡ 55:14 Originally verse 54:15.
  15. ‡ 55:15 Originally verse 54:16.
  16. ‡ 55:16 Originally verse 54:17.
  17. ‡ 55:17 Originally verse 54:18.
  18. ‡ 55:18 Originally verse 54:19.
  19. ‡ 55:19 Originally verse 54:20.
  20. ‡ 55:20 Originally verse 54:21.
  21. ‡ 55:21 Originally verse 54:22.
  22. ‡ 55:22 Originally verse 54:23.
  23. ‡ 55:23 Originally verse 54:24.