1898 Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Psalms 55
1 David in his prayer complaineth of his fearful case. 9 He prayeth against his enemies, of whose wickedness and treachery he complaineth. 16 He comforteth himself in God's preservation of him, and confusion of his enemies.
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55:1 ¶
To the Overseer with stringed instruments.An instruction, by David. Give ear, O God, [to] my prayer, And hide not from my supplication.
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55:2
Attend to me, and answer me, I mourn in my meditation, and make a noise,
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55:3
Because of the voice of an enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked, For they cause sorrow to move against me, And in anger they hate me.
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55:4
My heart is pained within me, And terrors of death have fallen on me.
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55:5
Fear and trembling come in to me, And horror doth cover me.
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55:6
And I say, 'Who doth give to me a pinion as a dove? I fly away and rest,
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55:7
Lo, I move far off, I lodge in a wilderness. Selah.
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55:8
I hasten escape for myself, From a rushing wind, from a whirlwind.
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55:9
Swallow up, O Lord, divide their tongue, For I saw violence and strife in a city.
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55:10
By day and by night they go round it, on its walls. Both iniquity and perverseness [are] in its midst,
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55:11
Mischiefs [are] in its midst. Fraud and deceit depart not from its street.
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55:12
For an enemy reproacheth me not, or I bear [it], He who is hating me Hath not magnified himself against me, Or I hide from him.
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55:13
But thou, a manas mine equal, My familiar friend, and mine acquaintance.
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55:14
When together we sweeten counsel, Into the house of God we walk in company.
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55:15
Desolations [are] upon them, They go down [to] Sheolalive, For wickedness [is] in their dwelling, in their midst.
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55:16
Ito God I call, and Jehovah saveth me.
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55:17
Evening, and morning, and noon, I meditate, and make a noise, and He heareth my voice,
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55:18
He hath ransomed in peace my soul From him who is near to me, For with the multitude they were with me.
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55:19
God doth hear and afflict them, And He sitteth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, and fear not God,
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55:20
He hath sent forth his hands against his well-wishers, He hath polluted his covenant.
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55:21
Sweeter than honey hath been his mouth, And his heart [is] war! Softer have been his words than oil, And they [are] drawn [swords].
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55:22
Cast on Jehovah that which He hath given thee, And He doth sustain thee, He doth not suffer for ever the moving of the righteous.
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55:23
And Thou, O God, dost bring them down To a pit of destruction, Men of blood and deceit reach not to half their days, And II do trust in Thee!