Psalms 55
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1Listen to my prayer, God. Don’t hide yourself from my supplication.
1In finem, pro populo qui a sanctis longe factus est. David in tituli inscriptionem, cum tenuerunt eum Allophyli in Geth.
2Attend to me, and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and moan
2[Miserere mei, Deus, quoniam conculcavit me homo; tota die impugnans, tribulavit me.
3because 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.
3Conculcaverunt me inimici mei tota die, quoniam multi bellantes adversum me.
4My heart is severely pained within me. The terrors of death have fallen on me.
4Ab altitudine diei timebo: ego vero in te sperabo.
5Fearfulness and trembling have come on me. Horror has overwhelmed me.
5In Deo laudabo sermones meos; in Deo speravi: non timebo quid faciat mihi caro.
6I said, “Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then I would fly away, and be at rest.
6Tota die verba mea execrabantur; adversum me omnes cogitationes eorum in malum.
7Behold, then I would wander far off. I would lodge in the wilderness.” Selah.
7Inhabitabunt, et abscondent; ipsi calcaneum meum observabunt. Sicut sustinuerunt animam meam,
8“I would hurry to a shelter from the stormy wind and storm.”
8pro nihilo salvos facies illos; in ira populos confringes.
9Confuse them, Lord, and confound their language, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
9Deus, vitam meam annuntiavi tibi; posuisti lacrimas meas in conspectu tuo, sicut et in promissione tua:
10Day and night they prowl around on its walls. Malice and abuse are also within her.
10tunc convertentur inimici mei retrorsum. In quacumque die invocavero te, ecce cognovi quoniam Deus meus es.
11Destructive forces are within her. Threats and lies don’t depart from her streets.
11In Deo laudabo verbum; in Domino laudabo sermonem. In Deo speravi: non timebo quid faciat mihi homo.
12For 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.
12In me sunt, Deus, vota tua, quæ reddam, laudationes tibi:
13But it was you, a man like me, my companion, and my familiar friend.
13quoniam eripuisti animam meam de morte, et pedes meos de lapsu, ut placeam coram Deo in lumine viventium.]
14We took sweet fellowship together. We walked in God’s house with company.
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15Let death come suddenly on them. Let them go down alive into Sheol. For wickedness is among them, in their dwelling.
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16As for me, I will call on God. The LORD will save me.
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17Evening, morning, and at noon, I will cry out in distress. He will hear my voice.
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18He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, although there are many who oppose me.
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19God, who is enthroned forever, will hear and answer them. Selah. They never change and don’t fear God.
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20He raises his hands against his friends. He has violated his covenant.
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21His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
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22Cast your burden on the LORD and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.
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23But 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.
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