New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 55:1-17

1 1 2GiveH238 earH238 to my prayerH8605, O GodH430; And 3do not hideH5956 Yourself from my supplicationH8467.2GiveH7181 4heedH7181 to me and answerH6030 me; I am restlessH7300 in my 5complaintH7879 and 6 7am surelyH1949 distractedH1949,3BecauseH4480 of the voiceH6963 of the enemyH340, BecauseH4480 H6440 of the 8pressureH6125 of the wickedH7563; For they 9bringH4131 downH4131 10troubleH205 upon me And in angerH639 they 11bearH7852 a grudgeH7852 againstH7852 me.

4My 12heartH3820 is in anguishH2342 withinH7130 me, And the terrorsH367 of 13deathH4194 have fallenH5307 upon me.5FearH3374 and 14tremblingH7461 comeH935 upon me, And 15 16horrorH6427 has overwhelmedH3680 me.6I saidH559, “OhH4310 H5414, that I hadH5414 wingsH83 like a doveH3123! I would flyH5774 awayH5774 and 17 18be at restH7931.7BeholdH2009, I would wanderH5074 farH7368 away, I would 19lodgeH3885 in the wildernessH4057. 20SelahH5542.8I would hastenH2363 to my placeH4655 of refugeH4655 From the 21stormyH5584 windH7307 and tempestH5591.”

9 22ConfuseH1104, O LordH136, 23divideH6385 their tonguesH3956, For I have seenH7200 24violenceH2555 and strifeH7379 in the cityH5892.10DayH3119 and nightH3915 they goH5437 aroundH5437 her upon her wallsH2346, And iniquityH205 and mischiefH5999 are in her midstH7130.11 25DestructionH1942 is in her midstH7130; 26OppressionH8496 and deceitH4820 do not departH4185 from her 27streetsH7339.

12For it is 28not an enemyH340 who reproachesH2778 me, Then I could bearH5375 it; NorH3808 is it one who hatesH8130 me who 29has exaltedH1431 himself againstH5921 me, Then I could hideH5641 myself from him.13But it is you, a manH582 30my equalH6187, My 31companionH441 and my 32 33familiarH3045 friendH3045;14We whoH834 hadH4985 sweetH4985 34fellowshipH5475 togetherH3164 35WalkedH1980 in the houseH1004 of GodH430 in the throngH7285.15Let 36deathH4194 comeH5378 37deceitfullyH5378 upon them; Let them 38goH3381 downH3381 aliveH2416 to 39SheolH7585, For evilH7451 is in their dwellingH4033, in their midstH7130.

16As for me, I shall 40callH7121 upon GodH430, And the LordH3068 will saveH3467 me.17 41EveningH6153 and 42morningH1242 and at 43noonH6672, I will complainH7878 and murmurH1993, And He will hearH8085 my voiceH6963.

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Notes

1. Psalms 55:1 Ps 54:2; 61:1; 86:6 ↩
2. Psalms 55:1 Possibly Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful Psalm ↩
3. Psalms 55:1 Ps 27:9 ↩
4. Psalms 55:2 Ps 66:19; 86:6, 7 ↩
5. Psalms 55:2 1 Sam 1:16; Job 9:27; Ps 64:1; 77:3; 142:2 ↩
6. Psalms 55:2 Or I must moan ↩
7. Psalms 55:2 Is 38:14; 59:11; Ezek 7:16 ↩
8. Psalms 55:3 Ps 17:9 ↩
9. Psalms 55:3 2 Sam 16:7, 8 ↩
10. Psalms 55:3 Or wickedness ↩
11. Psalms 55:3 Ps 71:11; 143:3 ↩
12. Psalms 55:4 Ps 38:8 ↩
13. Psalms 55:4 Ps 18:4, 5; 116:3 ↩
14. Psalms 55:5 Ps 119:120 ↩
15. Psalms 55:5 Lit shuddering ↩
16. Psalms 55:5 Job 21:6; Is 21:4; Ezek 7:18 ↩
17. Psalms 55:6 Lit settle down ↩
18. Psalms 55:6 Job 3:13 ↩
19. Psalms 55:7 1 Sam 23:14 ↩
20. Psalms 55:7 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude ↩
21. Psalms 55:8 Is 4:6; 25:4; 29:6 ↩
22. Psalms 55:9 Lit Swallow up ↩
23. Psalms 55:9 Gen 11:9 ↩
24. Psalms 55:9 Ps 11:5; Jer 6:7 ↩
25. Psalms 55:11 Ps 5:9 ↩
26. Psalms 55:11 Ps 10:7; 17:9 ↩
27. Psalms 55:11 Or plaza ↩
28. Psalms 55:12 Ps 41:9 ↩
29. Psalms 55:12 Ps 35:26 ↩
30. Psalms 55:13 Lit according to my valuation ↩
31. Psalms 55:13 2 Sam 15:12 ↩
32. Psalms 55:13 Or acquaintance ↩
33. Psalms 55:13 Job 19:14; Ps 41:9 ↩
34. Psalms 55:14 Lit counsel; or intimacy ↩
35. Psalms 55:14 Ps 42:4 ↩
36. Psalms 55:15 Another reading is desolations be upon them ↩
37. Psalms 55:15 Ps 64:7; Prov 6:15; Is 47:11; 1 Thess 5:3 ↩
38. Psalms 55:15 Num 16:30, 33 ↩
39. Psalms 55:15 I.e. the nether world ↩
40. Psalms 55:16 Ps 57:2, 3 ↩
41. Psalms 55:17 Ps 141:2; Dan 6:10; Acts 3:1; 10:3, 30 ↩
42. Psalms 55:17 Ps 5:3; 88:13; 92:2 ↩
43. Psalms 55:17 Acts 10:9 ↩

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