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World English Bible

Psalm 55 (WEBP)

[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.

Psalm 55:15 Sheol is the place of the dead.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Psalm 55 (KJVS)

[1] Give ear () to my prayer, O God; And hide () not thyself from my supplication.
[2] Attend () unto me, and hear () me: I mourn () in my complaint, and make a noise; ()
[3] Because of the voice of the enemy, () Because of the oppression of the wicked: For they cast () iniquity upon me, And in wrath they hate () me.
[4] My heart is sore pained () within me: And the terrors of death are fallen () upon me.
[5] Fearfulness and trembling are come () upon me, And horror hath overwhelmed () me.
[6] And I said, () Oh that () I had wings like a dove! For then would I fly away, () and be at rest. ()
[7] Lo, then would I wander () far off, () And remain () in the wilderness. Selah.
[8] I would hasten () my escape From the windy storm () and tempest.
[9] Destroy, () O Lord, and divide () their tongues: For I have seen () violence and strife in the city.
[10] Day and night they go about () it upon the walls thereof: Mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.
[11] Wickedness is in the midst thereof: Deceit and guile depart () not from her streets.
[12] For it was not an enemy () that reproached () me; Then I could have () born 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 was thou, a man mine equal, My guide, and mine acquaintance. ()
[14] We took sweet () counsel together, And walked () unto the house of God in company.
[15] Let death seize () () upon them, and let them go down () quick into hell: For wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.
[16] As for me, I will call () upon God; And the Lord shall save () me.
[17] Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, () and cry aloud: () And he shall hear () my voice.
[18] He hath delivered () my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: For there were many with me.
[19] God shall hear, () and afflict () them, even he that abideth () of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear () not God.
[20] He hath put forth () his hands against such as be at peace with him: He hath broken () his covenant.
[21] The words of his mouth were smoother () than butter, but war was in his heart: His words were softer () than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
[22] 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, shalt bring them down () into the pit of destruction: Bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half () their days; But I will trust () in thee.

Psalm 55:5 Heb. covered me
Psalm 55:14 Heb. who sweetened counsel
Psalm 55:15 Or, the grave
Psalm 55:19 Or, with whom also there be no changes, yet they fear not God
Psalm 55:20 Heb. he hath profaned
Psalm 55:22 Or, gift
Psalm 55:23a Heb. men of bloods and deceit
Psalm 55:23b Heb. shall not half their days

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Psalm 55 (BYZ)

[1] [54:1] εις το τελος εν υμνοις συνεσεως τω δαυιδ [54:2] ενωτισαι ο θεος την προσευχην μου και μη υπεριδης την δεησιν μου
[2] [54:3] προσχες μοι και εισακουσον μου ελυπηθην εν τη αδολεσχια μου και εταραχθην
[3] [54:4] απο φωνης εχθρου και απο θλιψεως αμαρτωλου οτι εξεκλιναν επ εμε ανομιαν και εν οργη ενεκοτουν μοι
[4] [54:5] η καρδια μου εταραχθη εν εμοι και δειλια θανατου επεπεσεν επ εμε
[5] [54:6] φοβος και τρομος ηλθεν επ εμε και εκαλυψεν με σκοτος
[6] [54:7] και ειπα τις δωσει μοι πτερυγας ωσει περιστερας και πετασθησομαι και καταπαυσω
[7] [54:8] ιδου εμακρυνα φυγαδευων και ηυλισθην εν τη ερημω διαψαλμα
[8] [54:9] προσεδεχομην τον σωζοντα με απο ολιγοψυχιας και καταιγιδος
[9] [54:10] καταποντισον κυριε και καταδιελε τας γλωσσας αυτων οτι ειδον ανομιαν και αντιλογιαν εν τη πολει
[10] [54:11] ημερας και νυκτος κυκλωσει αυτην επι τα τειχη αυτης ανομια και κοπος εν μεσω αυτης και αδικια
[11] [54:12] και ουκ εξελιπεν εκ των πλατειων αυτης τοκος και δολος
[12] [54:13] οτι ει εχθρος ωνειδισεν με υπηνεγκα αν και ει ο μισων με επ εμε εμεγαλορρημονησεν εκρυβην αν απ αυτου
[13] [54:14] συ δε ανθρωπε ισοψυχε ηγεμων μου και γνωστε μου
[14] [54:15] ος επι το αυτο μοι εγλυκανας εδεσματα εν τω οικω του θεου επορευθημεν εν ομονοια
[15] [54:16] ελθετω θανατος επ αυτους και καταβητωσαν εις αδου ζωντες οτι πονηριαι εν ταις παροικιαις αυτων εν μεσω αυτων
[16] [54:17] εγω δε προς τον θεον εκεκραξα και ο κυριος εισηκουσεν μου
[17] [54:18] εσπερας και πρωι και μεσημβριας διηγησομαι απαγγελω και εισακουσεται της φωνης μου
[18] [54:19] λυτρωσεται εν ειρηνη την ψυχην μου απο των εγγιζοντων μοι οτι εν πολλοις ησαν συν εμοι
[19] [54:20] εισακουσεται ο θεος και ταπεινωσει αυτους ο υπαρχων προ των αιωνων διαψαλμα ου γαρ εστιν αυτοις ανταλλαγμα και ουκ εφοβηθησαν τον θεον
[20] [54:21] εξετεινεν την χειρα αυτου εν τω αποδιδοναι εβεβηλωσαν την διαθηκην αυτου
[21] [54:22] διεμερισθησαν απο οργης του προσωπου αυτου και ηγγισεν η καρδια αυτου ηπαλυνθησαν οι λογοι αυτου υπερ ελαιον και αυτοι εισιν βολιδες
[22] [54:23] επιρριψον επι κυριον την μεριμναν σου και αυτος σε διαθρεψει ου δωσει εις τον αιωνα σαλον τω δικαιω
[23] [54:24] συ δε ο θεος καταξεις αυτους εις φρεαρ διαφθορας ανδρες αιματων και δολιοτητος ου μη ημισευσωσιν τας ημερας αυτων εγω δε ελπιω επι σε κυριε

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.