New English Translation
Psalms 55:1-8
112Listen, O God, to my prayer! Do not ignore my appeal for mercy!
2Pay attention to me and answer me! I am so upset and distressed, I am beside myself,
3because of what the enemy says, and because of how the wicked pressure me, for they hurl trouble down upon me and angrily attack me.
4My heart beats violently within me; the horrors of death overcome me.
5Fear and panic overpower me; terror overwhelms me.
6I say, “I wish I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and settle in a safe place!
7Look, I will escape to a distant place; I will stay in the wilderness. (Selah)
8I will hurry off to a place that is safe from the strong wind and the gale.”
Notes
- 1. Psalms 55:1 Psalm 55. The suffering and oppressed author laments that one of his friends has betrayed him, but he is confident that God will vindicate him by punishing his deceitful enemies. ↩
- 2. Psalms 55:1 The meaning of the Hebrew term מַשְׂכִּיל (maskil) is uncertain. See the note on the phrase “well-written song” in the superscription of Ps 52. ↩
Commentaries on Psalms 55
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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