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  55:1 ¶
[[To the chief Musicianºº
on
Næqînö±
נְגִינֹת,º
Ma$cîl
מַשׂכִּיל,ºº
[A Psalm] of
Däwið
דָּוִד.]]º
Give earºº
to my prayer,º
O
´Élöhîm
אֱלֹהִים;º
and hideºº
not thyselfºº
from my supplication.ºº |
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55:1 ¶
[[To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maskil, [A Psalm] of Dawid.]] Give ear to my prayer, O Elohim; and hide not thyself from my supplication. |
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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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55:2
Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise; |
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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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55:3
Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate 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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55:4
My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me. |
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55:5
Fearfulnessº
and tremblingº
are comeºº
upon me, and horrorº
hath overwhelmedºº
me. |
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55:5
Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. |
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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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55:6
And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! [for then] would I fly away, and be at rest. |
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55:7
Lo,º
[then] would I wanderºº
far off,ºº
[and] remainºº
in the wilderness.º
Selà
סֶלָה.º |
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55:7
Lo, [then] would I wander far off, [and] remain in the wilderness. Selah. |
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55:8
I would hastenºº
my escapeº
from the windyºº
stormºº
[and] tempest.ºº |
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55:8
I would hasten my escape from the windy storm [and] tempest. |
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55:9
Destroy,ºº
O
Yähwè
יָהוֶה,º
[and] divideºº
their tongues:º
forº
I have seenºº
violenceº
and strifeº
in the city.º |
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55:9
Destroy, O Yahweh, [and] divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city. |
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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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55:10
Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow [are] in the midst of it. |
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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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55:11
Wickedness [is] in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets. |
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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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55:12
For [it was] not an enemy [that] reproached me; then I could have borne [it]: neither [was it] he that hated me [that] did magnify [himself] against me; then I would have hid myself from him: |
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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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55:13
But [it was] thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance. |
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55:14
We took sweetºº
counselº
together,º
[and] walkedºº
unto the houseº
of
´Élöhîm
אֱלֹהִיםº
in company.º |
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55:14
We took sweet counsel together, [and] walked unto the house of Elohim in company. |
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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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55:15
Let death seize upon them, [and] let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness [is] in their dwellings, [and] among them. |
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55:16
As for me, Iº
will callºº
uponº
´Élöhîm
אֱלֹהִים;º
and
Yähwè
יָהוֶהº
shall saveºº
me. |
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55:16
As for me, I will call upon Elohim; and Yahweh shall save me. |
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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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55:17
Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice. |
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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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55:18
He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle [that was] against me: for there were many with me. |
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55:19
´Ël
אֵלº
shall hear,ºº
and afflictººº
them, even he that abidethºº
of old.º
Selà
סֶלָה.º
Becauseº
they have noº
changes,º
therefore they fearºº
notº
´Élöhîm
אֱלֹהִים.º |
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55:19
El shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not Elohim. |
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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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55:20
He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant. |
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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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55:21
[The words] of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war [was] in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet [were] they drawn swords. |
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55:22
Castºº
thy burdenº
uponº
Yähwè
יָהוֶה,º
and heº
shall sustainºº
thee: he shall neverºº
sufferºº
the righteousº
to be moved.ºº |
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55:22
Cast thy burden upon Yahweh, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. |
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55:23
But thou,º
O
´Élöhîm
אֱלֹהִים,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. |
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55:23
But thou, O Elohim, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee. |
