New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 55:1-8

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.”

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