New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 55

Prayer for the Destruction of the Treacherous.

For the music director; on stringed instruments. A Possibly Contemplative; or Didactic; or Skillful PsalmMaskil of David.

1Listenהַאֲזִ֣ינָהha.'a.Zi.nahH238to my prayerתְּפִלָּתִ֑יte.fi.la.TiH8605,Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430; Anddo not hideתִּ֝תְעַלַּ֗םtit.'a.LamH5956Yourself from my pleadingמִתְּחִנָּתִֽי׃mi.te.chi.na.TiH8467.

2GiveH7181Yourattentionהַקְשִׁ֣יבָהhak.Shi.vahH7181to me and answerוַעֲנֵ֑נִיva.'a.Ne.niH6030me;I am restlessאָרִ֖יד'a.RidH7300in mycomplaintבְּשִׂיחִ֣יbe.si.ChiH7879andseverelyH1949distractedH1949,

3BecauseH4480of the voiceמִקּ֤וֹלmi.KolH6963of the enemyH340,Becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of thepressureעָקַ֣ת'a.KatH6125of the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563; For theybringH4131downH4131troubleאָ֝֗וֶן'A.venH205upon meAnd in angerוּבְאַ֥ףu.ve.'AfH639theyholdH7852aH7852grudgeH7852againstH7852me.

4Myheartלִ֭בִּיLi.biH3820isH2342inH2342anguishH2342withinבְּקִרְבִּ֑יbe.kir.BiH7130me,And the terrorsוְאֵימ֥וֹתve.'ei.MotH367ofdeathמָ֝֗וֶתMa.vetH4194have fallenנָפְל֥וּna.fe.LuH5307upon me.

5Fearיִרְאָ֣הyir.'AhH3374andtremblingוָ֭רַעַדVa.ra.'adH7461comeיָ֣בֹאYa.vo'H935upon me, Andhorrorפַּלָּצֽוּת׃pa.la.TzutH6427hasoverwhelmedוַ֝תְּכַסֵּ֗נִיva.te.kha.Se.niH3680me.

6I saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, “Ohמִֽי־mi-H4310 H5414,that I hadH5414wingsאֵ֭בֶר'E.verH83like a doveכַּיּוֹנָ֗הkai.yo.NahH3123!I would flyאָע֥וּפָה'a.'U.fahH5774awayH5774andbeH7931atH7931restH7931.

7Beholdהִ֭נֵּהHi.nehH2009,I would fleeנְדֹ֑דne.DodH5074farאַרְחִ֣יק'ar.ChikH7368awayH7368, I wouldspendH3885my nightsH3885in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֣רba.mid.BarH4057.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

8I would hurryאָחִ֣ישָׁה'a.Chi.shahH2363to my placeH4655ofH4655refugeH4655From thestormyסֹעָ֣הso.'AhH5584windמֵר֖וּחַme.Ru.achH7307andheavyH5591galeH5591.”

9Confuseבַּלַּ֣עba.La'H1104them, Lordאֲ֭דֹנָי'A.do.naiH136,divideפַּלַּ֣גpa.LagH6385their tonguesלְשׁוֹנָ֑םle.sho.NamH3956,For I have seenרָאִ֨יתִיra.'I.tiH7200violenceחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555and strifeוְרִ֣יבve.RivH7379in the cityבָּעִֽיר׃ba.'IrH5892.

10Dayיוֹמָ֤םyo.MamH3119and nightוָלַ֗יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915they goיְסוֹבְבֻ֥הָye.so.Vu.haH5437aroundH5437her upon her wallsחוֹמֹתֶ֑יהָcho.mo.Tei.haH2346,And evilוְאָ֖וֶןve.'A.venH205and harmוְעָמָ֣לve.'a.MalH5999are in her midstבְּקִרְבָּֽהּ׃be.kir.BahH7130.

11Destructionהַוּ֥וֹתha.VotH1942is in her midstH7130;Oppressionתֹּ֣ךְtokhH8496and deceitוּמִרְמָֽה׃u.mir.MahH4820do not departיָמִ֥ישׁya.MishH4185from herstreetsמֵ֝רְחֹבָ֗הּme.re.cho.VahH7339.

12For it isnot an enemyH340who tauntsיְחָֽרְפֵ֗נִיye.cha.re.Fe.niH2778me,Then I could endureוְאֶ֫שָּׂ֥אve.'E.Sa'H5375it;NorH3808is it one who hatesמְ֭שַׂנְאִיMe.san.'iH8130me whohas exaltedהִגְדִּ֑ילhig.DilH1431himself againstעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921me,Then I could hideוְאֶסָּתֵ֥רve.'e.sa.TerH5641myself from him.

13But it is you, a manאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582my equalכְּעֶרְכִּ֑יke.'er.KiH6187, Mycompanionאַ֝לּוּפִ֗י'a.lu.FiH441and myconfidantוּמְיֻדָּֽעִי׃u.me.yu.Da.'iH3045;

14We whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hadH4985sweetנַמְתִּ֣יקnam.TikH4985fellowshipס֑וֹדSodH5475togetherH3164,Walkedנְהַלֵּ֥ךְne.ha.LekhH1980in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430among the commotionבְּרָֽגֶשׁ׃be.Ra.geshH7285.

15Maydeathיַשִּׁ֤י מָ֨וֶת׀ya.Shiya.Shi/ /Ma.vetMa.vetH4194comedeceitfullyH5378upon them; May theygoיֵרְד֣וּye.re.DuH3381downH3381aliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416toSheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585,For evilרָע֖וֹתra.'otH7451is in their dwellingבִּמְגוּרָ֣םbim.gu.RamH4033,in their midstבְּקִרְבָּֽם׃be.kir.BamH7130.

16As for me, I shallcallאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121upon Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,And the Lordוַ֝יהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068will saveיוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃yo.shi.'E.niH3467me.

17Eveningעֶ֤רֶב'E.revH6153andmorningוָבֹ֣קֶרva.Vo.kerH1242and atnoonוְ֭צָהֳרַיִםVe.tzo.ho.ra.yimH6672,I will complainאָשִׂ֣יחָה'a.Si.chahH7878and moanוְאֶהֱמֶ֑הve.'e.he.MehH1993,And He will hearוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085my voiceקוֹלִֽי׃ko.LiH6963.

18He willredeemפָּ֘דָ֤הpa.DahH6299my soulנַ֭פְשִׁיNaf.shiH5315in peaceבְשָׁל֣וֹםve.sha.LomH7965from the battleמִקֲּרָב־mi.ka.rov-H7128which is against me, For they aremanyבְ֝רַבִּ֗יםve.ra.BimH7227who are aggressivetowardעִמָּדִֽי׃'i.ma.DiH5978me.

19Godאֵ֨ל׀'elH410willhearיִשְׁמַ֤ע׀yish.Ma'H8085and humiliateוְֽיַעֲנֵם֮ve.ya.'a.NemH6031them-- Even the one whositsוְיֹ֤שֵׁ֥בve.Yo.ShevH3427enthronedH3427from ancientH6924timesH6924--Selahסֶ֥לָהSe.lahH5542With whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834thereH369isH369noH369changeחֲלִיפ֣וֹתcha.li.FotH2487, And whodo not fearיָרְא֣וּya.re.'UH3372Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

20He has putH7971forthH7971his handsיָ֭דָיוYa.davH3027againstthose who were at peaceבִּשְׁלֹמָ֗יוbish.lo.MavH7965with him; He hasviolatedחִלֵּ֥לchi.LelH2490his covenantבְּרִיתֽוֹ׃be.ri.ToH1285.

21Hisspeechפִּיו֮pivH6310wassmootherחָלְק֤וּ׀chal.KuH2505thanH4480butterמַחְמָאֹ֣תmach.ma.'OtH4260,But his heartלִ֫בּ֥וֹli.BoH3820was warוּֽקֲרָב־u.ka.rov-H7128;His wordsדְבָרָ֥יוde.va.RavH1697weresofterרַכּ֖וּra.KuH7401thanH4480oilמִשֶּׁ֗מֶןmi.She.menH8081,Yet they were drawnH6609swordsH6609.

22Castהַשְׁלֵ֤ךְhash.LekhH7993your burdenיְהָבְךָ֮ye.ha.ve.KhaH3053upon the Lordיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068and He will sustainיְכַ֫לְכְּלֶ֥ךָye.Khal.ke.Le.khaH3557you;He will neverלֹא־ לְעוֹלָ֥םlo'- le.'o.LamH3808 H5769allowיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414the righteousלַצַּדִּֽיק׃la.tza.DikH6662tobe shakenמ֗וֹטMotH4131.

23But You, Godאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀'E.lo.HimH430,will bringתּוֹרִדֵ֬ם׀to.ri.DemH3381them downH3381to thepitלִבְאֵ֬רliv.'ErH875of destructionשַׁ֗חַתSha.chatH7845;MenH376of bloodshedדָמִ֣יםda.MimH1818and deceitוּ֭מִרְמָהU.mir.mahH4820willnot liveH2673outH2673halfH2673their daysיְמֵיהֶ֑םye.mei.HemH3117. But I willtrustאֶבְטַח־'ev.tach-H982in You.

Prayer for the Destruction of the Treacherous.

For the music director; on stringed instruments. A Possibly Contemplative; or Didactic; or Skillful PsalmMaskil of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 55