Psalms 55
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1Listen to my prayer, O God, and do not ignore my plea.
1Unto the end, for a people that is removed at a distance from the sanctuary for David, for an inscription of a title (or pillar) when the Philistines held him in Geth.
2Attend to me and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and distraught
2Have mercy on me, O God, for man hath trodden me under foot; all the day long he hath afflicted me fighting against me.
3at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they release disaster upon me and revile me in their anger.
3My enemies have trodden on me all the day long; for they are many that make war against me.
4My heart murmurs within me, and the terrors of death assail me.
4From the height of the day I shall fear: but I will trust in thee.
5Fear and trembling grip me, and horror has overwhelmed me.
5In God I will praise my words, in God I have put my trust: I will not fear what flesh can do against me.
6I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest.
6All the day long they detested my words: all their thoughts were against me unto evil.
7How far away I would flee! In the wilderness I would remain. Selah
7They will dwell and hide themselves: they will watch my heel. As they have waited for my soul,
8I would hurry to my shelter, far from this raging tempest.”
8For nothing shalt thou save them: in thy anger thou shalt break the people in pieces, O God,
9O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.
9I have declared to thee my life: thou hast set my tears in thy sight, As also in thy promise.
10Day and night they encircle the walls, while malice and trouble lie within.
10Then shall my enemies be turned back. In what day soever I shall call upon thee, behold I know thou art my God.
11Destruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave the streets.
11In God will I praise the word, in the Lord will I praise his speech. In God have I hoped, I will not fear what man can do to me.
12For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide.
12In me, O God, are vows to thee, which I will pay, praises to thee:
13But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend.
13Because thou hast delivered my soul from death, my feet from falling: that I may please in the sight of God, in the light of the living.
14We shared sweet fellowship together; we walked with the crowd into the house of God.
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15Let death seize them by surprise; let them go down to Sheol alive, for evil is with them in their homes.
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16But I call to God, and the LORD saves me.
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17Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice.
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18He redeems my soul in peace from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me.
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19God will hear and humiliate them— the One enthroned for the ages— Selah because they do not change and they have no fear of God.
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20My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.
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21His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.
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22Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
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23But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
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