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  55:1 ¶
[[For the end, among Hymns of instruction by David.]] Hearken, O God, to my prayer; and disregard not my supplication. |
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55:1 ¶
[[To the chief Musicianºº
on Neginoth,º
Maschil,ºº
[A Psalm] of David.]]º
Give earºº
to my prayer,º
O Elohim;º
and hideºº
not thyselfºº
from my supplication.ºº |
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55:2
Attend to me, and hearken to me: I was grieved in my meditation, and troubled; |
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55:2
Attendºº
unto me, and hearºº
me: I mournºº
in my complaint,º
and make a noise;ºº |
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55:3
because of the voice of the enemy, and because of the oppression of the sinner: for they brought iniquity against me, and were wrathfully angry with me. |
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55:3
Because of the voiceºº
of the enemy,ºº
becauseºº
of the oppressionº
of the wicked:º
forº
they castºº
iniquityº
uponº
me, and in wrathº
they hateºº
me. |
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55:4
My heart was troubled within me; and the fear of death fell upon me. |
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55:4
My heartº
is sore painedºº
withinº
me: and the terrorsº
of deathº
are fallenºº
uponº
me. |
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55:5
Fear and trembling came upon me, and darkness covered me. |
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55:5
Fearfulnessº
and tremblingº
are comeºº
upon me, and horrorº
hath overwhelmedºº
me. |
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55:6
And I said, O that I had wings as [those] of a dove! then would I flee away, and be at rest. |
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55:6
And I said,ºº
Oh thatººº
I hadº
wingsº
like a dove!º
[for then] would I fly away,ºº
and be at rest.ºº |
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55:7
Lo! I have fled afar off, and lodged in the wilderness. Pause. |
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55:7
Lo,º
[then] would I wanderºº
far off,ºº
[and] remainºº
in the wilderness.º
Selah.º |
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55:8
I waited for him that should deliver me from distress of spirit and tempest. |
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55:8
I would hastenºº
my escapeº
from the windyºº
stormºº
[and] tempest.ºº |
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55:9
Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen iniquity and gain saying in the city. |
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55:9
Destroy,ºº
O Yahweh,º
[and] divideºº
their tongues:º
forº
I have seenºº
violenceº
and strifeº
in the city.º |
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55:10
Day and night he shall go round about it upon its walls: iniquity and sorrow and unrighteousness [are] in the midst of it; |
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55:10
Dayº
and nightº
they go aboutºº
it uponº
the wallsº
thereof: mischiefº
also and sorrowº
[are] in the midstº
of it. |
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55:11
and usury and craft have not failed from its streets. |
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55:11
Wickednessº
[is] in the midstº
thereof: deceitº
and guileº
departºº
notº
fromº
her streets.º |
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55:12
For if an enemy had reproached me, I would have endured it; and if one who hated [me] had spoken vauntingly against me, I would have hid myself from him. |
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55:12
Forº
[it was] notº
an enemyºº
[that] reproachedºº
me; then I could have borneºº
[it]: neitherº
[was it] he that hatedºº
me [that] did magnifyºº
[himself] againstº
me; then I would have hidºº
myselfº
fromº
him: |
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55:13
But thou, O man like minded, my guide, and my acquaintance, |
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55:13
But [it was] thou,º
a manº
mine equal,º
my guide,º
and mine acquaintance.ºº |
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55:14
who in companionship with me sweetened [our] food: we walked in the house of God in concord. |
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55:14
We took sweetºº
counselº
together,º
[and] walkedºº
unto the houseº
of Elohimº
in company.º |
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55:15
Let death come upon them, and let them go down alive into the grave{gr.Hades}, for iniquity is in their dwellings, in the midst of them. |
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55:15
Let deathº
seizeºººº
uponº
them, [and] let them go downºº
quickº
into hell:º
forº
wickednessº
[is] in their dwellings,º
[and] amongº
them. |
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55:16
I cried to God, and the Lord hearkened to me. |
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55:16
As for me, Iº
will callºº
uponº
Elohim;º
and Yahwehº
shall saveºº
me. |
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55:17
Evening, and morning, and at noon I will declare and make known [my wants]: and he shall hear my voice. |
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55:17
Evening,º
and morning,º
and at noon,º
will I pray,ºº
and cry aloud:ºº
and he shall hearºº
my voice.º |
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55:18
He shall deliver my soul in peace from them that draw nigh to me: for they were with me in many [cases]. |
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55:18
He hath deliveredºº
my soulº
in peaceº
from the battleºº
[that was] against me: forº
there wereº
manyº
withº
me. |
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55:19
God shall hear, and bring them low, [even] he that has existed from eternity. Pause. For they suffer no reverse, and [therefore] they have not feared God. |
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55:19
Elº
shall hear,ºº
and afflictººº
them, even he that abidethºº
of old.º
Selah.º
Becauseº
they have noº
changes,º
therefore they fearºº
notº
Elohim.º |
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55:20
He has reached forth his hand for retribution; they have profaned his covenant. |
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55:20
He hath put forthºº
his handsº
against such as be at peaceº
with him: he hath brokenºº
his covenant.º |
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55:21
They were scattered at the anger of his countenance, and his heart drew nigh them. His words were smoother than oil, yet are they darts. |
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55:21
[The words] of his mouthº
were smootherºº
than butter,º
but warº
[was] in his heart:º
his wordsº
were softerºº
than oil,ºº
yet [were] theyº
drawn swords.º |
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55:22
Cast thy care upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee; he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. |
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55:22
Castºº
thy burdenº
uponº
Yahweh,º
and heº
shall sustainºº
thee: he shall neverºº
sufferºº
the righteousº
to be moved.ºº |
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55:23
But thou, O God, shalt bring them down to the pit of destruction; bloody and crafty men shall not live out half their days; but I will hope in thee, O Lord. |
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55:23
But thou,º
O Elohim,º
shalt bring them downºº
into the pitº
of destruction:º
bloodyº
and deceitfulº
menºº
shall notº
live out halfºº
their days;º
but Iº
will trustºº
in thee. |
