Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 55

(2 Samuel 17:15–29)

For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A MaskilMaskil is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142. of David.

1Listenהַאֲזִ֣ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238to my prayerתְּפִלָּתִ֑יte.fi.la.TiH8605,O Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430,and do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408ignoreתִּ֝תְעַלַּ֗םtit.'a.LamH5956my pleaמִתְּחִנָּתִֽי׃mi.te.chi.na.TiH8467.

2Attendהַקְשִׁ֣יבָהhak.Shi.vahH7181to meand answer meוַעֲנֵ֑נִיva.'a.Ne.niH6030.I am restlessאָרִ֖יד'a.RidH7300in my complaintבְּשִׂיחִ֣יbe.si.ChiH7879,and distraughtוְאָהִֽימָה׃ve.'a.Hi.mahH1949

3at the voiceמִקּ֤וֹלmi.KolH6963of the enemyאוֹיֵ֗ב'o.YevH341,atמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440the pressureעָקַ֣ת'a.KatH6125of the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563.Forכִּי־ki-H3588they bring downיָמִ֥יטוּya.Mi.tuH4131disasterאָ֝֗וֶן'A.venH205upon meעָלַ֥י'a.LaiH5921and resent meיִשְׂטְמֽוּנִי׃yis.te.Mu.niH7852in their angerוּבְאַ֥ףu.ve.'AfH639.

4My heartלִ֭בִּיLi.biH3820poundsיָחִ֣ילya.ChilH2342within meבְּקִרְבִּ֑יbe.kir.BiH7130,and the terrorsוְאֵימ֥וֹתve.'ei.MotH367of deathמָ֝֗וֶתMa.vetH4194assailנָפְל֥וּna.fe.LuH5307meH5921.

5Fearיִרְאָ֣הyir.'AhH3374and tremblingוָ֭רַעַדVa.ra.'adH7461gripיָ֣בֹאYa.vo'H935me,and horrorפַּלָּצֽוּת׃pa.la.TzutH6427has overwhelmed meוַ֝תְּכַסֵּ֗נִיva.te.kha.Se.niH3680.

6I saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, “Ohמִֽי־mi-H4310,thatיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414I hadwingsאֵ֭בֶר'E.verH83like a doveכַּיּוֹנָ֗הkai.yo.NahH3123!I would fly awayאָע֥וּפָה'a.'U.fahH5774and find restוְאֶשְׁכֹּֽנָה׃ve.'esh.Ko.nahH7931.

7Howהִ֭נֵּהHi.nehH2009far awayאַרְחִ֣יק'ar.ChikH7368I would fleeנְדֹ֑דne.DodH5074!In the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֣רba.mid.BarH4057I would remainאָלִ֖ין'a.LinH3885.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

8I would hurryאָחִ֣ישָׁה'a.Chi.shahH2363to my shelterמִפְלָ֣טmif.LatH4655, far fromthis ragingמֵר֖וּחַ סֹעָ֣הme.Ru.ach so.'AhH7307 H5584tempestמִסָּֽעַר׃mi.Sa.'arH5591.”

9O Lordאֲ֭דֹנָי'A.do.naiH136,confuseבַּלַּ֣עba.La'H1104and confoundפַּלַּ֣גpa.LagH6385their speechלְשׁוֹנָ֑םle.sho.NamH3956,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I seeרָאִ֨יתִיra.'I.tiH7200violenceחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555and strifeוְרִ֣יבve.RivH7379in the cityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.

10Dayיוֹמָ֤םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלַ֗יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915they encircleיְסוֹבְבֻ֥הָ עַל־ye.so.Vu.ha 'al-H5437 H5921the wallsחוֹמֹתֶ֑יהָcho.mo.Tei.haH2346,while maliceוְאָ֖וֶןve.'A.venH205and troubleוְעָמָ֣לve.'a.MalH5999liewithinבְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃be.kir.BahH7130.

11Destructionהַוּ֥וֹתha.VotH1942iswithinH7130;oppressionתֹּ֣ךְtokhH8496and deceitוּמִרְמָֽה׃u.mir.MahH4820neverוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808leaveיָמִ֥ישׁya.MishH4185the streetsמֵ֝רְחֹבָ֗הּme.re.cho.VahH7339.

12Forכִּ֤יkiH3588it is notH3808an enemyאוֹיֵ֥ב'o.YevH341who insults meיְחָֽרְפֵ֗נִיye.cha.re.Fe.niH2778;that I could endureוְאֶ֫שָּׂ֥אve.'E.Sa'H5375.It is notH3808a foeמְ֭שַׂנְאִיMe.san.'iH8130who risesהִגְדִּ֑ילhig.DilH1431against meעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921;from himמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480I could hideוְאֶסָּתֵ֥רve.'e.sa.TerH5641.

13But it is youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859,a manאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582like myselfכְּעֶרְכִּ֑יke.'er.KiH6187,my companionאַ֝לּוּפִ֗י'a.lu.FiH441and close friendוּמְיֻדָּֽעִי׃u.me.yu.Da.'iH3045.

14Weאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834shared sweetנַמְתִּ֣יקnam.TikH4985fellowshipס֑וֹדSodH5475togetherיַ֭חְדָּוyach.doH3162;we walkedנְהַלֵּ֥ךְne.ha.LekhH1980with the crowdבְּרָֽגֶשׁ׃be.Ra.geshH7285into the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430.

15Let death seize them by surpriseעָלֵ֗ימוֹ'a.Lei.movH3451 H5921;let them go downיֵרְד֣וּye.re.DuH3381to Sheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585aliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588evilרָע֖וֹתra.'otH7451is with themבְּקִרְבָּֽם׃be.kir.BamH7130in their homesבִּמְגוּרָ֣םbim.gu.RamH4033.

16But Iאֲ֭נִי'A.niH589callאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121toאֶל־'el-H413Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,and the LORDוַ֝יהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068saves meיוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃yo.shi.'E.niH3467.

17Morningוָבֹ֣קֶרva.Vo.kerH1242,noonוְ֭צָהֳרַיִםVe.tzo.ho.ra.yimH6672,and nightעֶ֤רֶב'E.revH6153,I cry outוְאֶהֱמֶ֑הve.'e.he.MehH1993in distressאָשִׂ֣יחָה'a.Si.chahH7878,and He hearsוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085my voiceקוֹלִֽי׃ko.LiH6963.

18He redeemsפָּ֘דָ֤הpa.DahH6299my soulנַ֭פְשִׁיNaf.shiH5315in peaceבְשָׁל֣וֹםve.sha.LomH7965from the battleמִקֲּרָב־mi.ka.rov-H7128waged against me,even thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588manyבְ֝רַבִּ֗יםve.ra.BimH7227opposeהָי֥וּha.YuH1961meעִמָּדִֽי׃'i.ma.DiH5978.

19Godאֵ֨ל׀'elH410will hearיִשְׁמַ֤ע׀yish.Ma'H8085and humiliate themוְֽיַעֲנֵם֮ve.ya.'a.NemH6031—the One enthronedוְיֹ֤שֵׁ֥בve.Yo.ShevH3427for the agesקֶ֗דֶםKe.demH6924—Selahסֶ֥לָהSe.lahH5542becauseאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834they do notאֵ֣ין'einH369changeחֲלִיפ֣וֹתcha.li.FotH2487and they have noוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808fearיָרְא֣וּya.re.'UH3372of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

20My companion attacksשָׁלַ֣ח יָ֭דָיוsha.Lach Ya.davH7971 H3027his friendsבִּשְׁלֹמָ֗יוbish.lo.MavH7965;he violatesחִלֵּ֥לchi.LelH2490his covenantבְּרִיתֽוֹ׃be.ri.ToH1285.

21His speechפִּיו֮pivH6310is smoothחָלְק֤וּ׀chal.KuH2505as butterמַחְמָאֹ֣תmach.ma.'OtH4260,but warוּֽקֲרָב־u.ka.rov-H7128is in his heartלִ֫בּ֥וֹli.BoH3820.His wordsדְבָרָ֥יוde.va.RavH1697are softerרַכּ֖וּra.KuH7401than oilמִשֶּׁ֗מֶןmi.She.menH8081,yet they areוְהֵ֣מָּהve.He.mahH1992swords unsheathedפְתִחֽוֹת׃fe.ti.ChotH6609.

22Castהַשְׁלֵ֤ךְhash.LekhH7993your burdenיְהָבְךָ֮ye.ha.ve.KhaH3053uponעַל־'al-H5921the LORDיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068and Heוְה֪וּאve.Hu'H1931will sustain youיְכַ֫לְכְּלֶ֥ךָye.Khal.ke.Le.khaH3557;He will neverלֹא־ לְעוֹלָ֥םlo'- le.'o.LamH3808 H5769letיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414the righteousלַצַּדִּֽיק׃la.tza.DikH6662be shakenמ֗וֹטMotH4131.

23But Youוְאַתָּ֤הve.'a.TahH859,O Godאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀'E.lo.HimH430,will bring them downתּוֹרִדֵ֬ם׀to.ri.DemH3381to the Pitלִבְאֵ֬רliv.'ErH875of destructionשַׁ֗חַתSha.chatH7845;menH376of bloodshedדָמִ֣יםda.MimH1818and deceitוּ֭מִרְמָהU.mir.mahH4820will notH3808live out halfיֶחֱצ֣וּye.che.TzuH2673their daysיְמֵיהֶ֑םye.mei.HemH3117.But Iוַ֝אֲנִ֗יva.'a.NiH589will trustאֶבְטַח־'ev.tach-H982in You.

(2 Samuel 17:15–29)

For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A MaskilMaskil is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142. of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 55