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55:1 For the music director <05329>, to be accompanied by stringed instruments <05058>; a well-written song <04905> by David <01732>. Listen <0238>, O God <0430>, to my prayer <08605>! Do not <0408> ignore <05956> my appeal for mercy <08467>! 55:2 Pay attention <07181> to me and answer <06030> me! I am so upset <07300> and distressed <07879>, I am beside myself <01949>, 55:3 because of what the enemy <0341> says <06963>, and because of how the wicked <07563> pressure <06125> me, for <03588> they hurl <04131> trouble <0205> down <04131> upon <05921> me and angrily <0639> attack <07852> me. 55:4 My heart <03820> beats violently <02342> within <07130> me; the horrors <0367> of death <04194> overcome <05307> me. 55:5 Fear <03374> and panic <07461> overpower <0935> me; terror <06427> overwhelms <03680> me. 55:6 I say <0559>, “I wish I had wings <083> like a dove <03123>! I would fly away <05774> and settle <07931> in a safe place! 55:7 Look <02009>, I will escape <05074> to a distant <07368> place; I will stay <03885> in the wilderness <04057>. (Selah <05542>) 55:8 I will hurry off <02363> to a place <07307> that is safe from the strong wind <05584> and the gale <05591>.” 55:9 Confuse <01104> them, O Lord <0136>! Frustrate <06385> their plans <03956>! For <03588> I see <07200> violence <02555> and conflict <07379> in the city <05892>. 55:10 Day <03119> and night <03915> they walk around <05437> on <05921> its walls <02346>, while wickedness <0205> and destruction <05999> are within <07130> it. 55:11 Disaster <01942> is within <07130> it; violence <08496> and deceit <04820> do not <03808> depart <04185> from its public square <07339>. 55:12 Indeed <03588>, it is not <03808> an enemy <0341> who insults <02778> me, or else I could bear <05375> it; it is not <03808> one who hates <08130> me who arrogantly <01431> taunts me, or else I could hide <05641> from <04480> him. 55:13 But it is you <0859>, a man <0582> like me <06187>, my close friend <0441> in whom I confided <03045>. 55:14 We would share personal thoughts <05475> with each other <03162>; in God’s <0430> temple <01004> we would walk <01980> together among the crowd <07285>. 55:15 May death destroy <03451> them! May they go down <03381> alive <02416> into Sheol <07585>! For <03588> evil <07451> is in their dwelling place <04033> and in their midst <07130>. 55:16 As for me, I <0589> will call <07121> out to <0413> God <0430>, and the Lord <03068> will deliver <03467> me. 55:17 During the evening <06153>, morning <01242>, and noontime <06672> I will lament <07878> and moan <01993>, and he will hear <08085> me <06963>. 55:18 He will rescue <06299> me and protect <07965> me <05315> from those who attack <07128> me, even though <03588> they greatly outnumber <07227> me <05978>. 55:19 God <0410>, the one who has reigned <03427> as king from long ago <06924>, will hear <08085> and humiliate <06031> them. (Selah <05542>) They refuse <0369> to change <02487>, and do not <03808> fear <03372> God <0430>.

• Psa 55:1-23 -- Psalm 55

• David

  [isbe] DAVID - da'-vid (dawidh, or dawidh, "beloved"; Daueid, also in New Testament, Dauid, Dabid; see Thayer's Lexicon): I. NAME AND GENEALOGY II. EARLY YEARS 1. Shepherd 2. Slinger 3. Harpist 4. Poet 5. Psalmist 6. Tribesman III....
  [nave] DAVID 1. King of Israel. Genealogy of, Ruth 4:18-22; 1 Sam. 16:11; 17:12; 1 Chr. 2:3-15; Matt. 1:1-6; Luke 3:31-38. A shepherd, 1 Sam. 16:11. Kills a lion and a bear, 1 Sam. 17:34-36. Anointed king, while a youth, by the ...
  

• Neginoth

  [ebd] i.e., songs with instrumental accompaniment, found in the titles of Ps. 4; 6; 54; 55; 67; 76; rendered "stringed instruments," Hab. 3:19, A.V. It denotes all kinds of stringed instruments, as the "harp," "psaltery," "viol," ...
  

• PSALMS, BOOK OF

  [isbe] PSALMS, BOOK OF - samz, (tehillim, "praises," cepher tehillim, "book of praises"; Psalmoi, Psalterion): I. INTRODUCTORY TOPICS 1. Title 2. Place in the Canon 3. Number of Psalms 4. Titles in the Hebrew Text II. AUTHORSHIP AN...
  

• Insurrection

  [nave] INSURRECTION, Psa. 6:42. Described by David in Psa. 55. Led by Bichri, 2 Sam. 20; Absalom, See: Absalom; Barabbas, Mark 15:7. See: Sedition.
  

• Music

  [nave] MUSIC Teachers of, 1 Chr. 15:22; 25:7, 8; 2 Chr. 23:13. Physical effect of, on people, 1 Sam. 16:15, 16, 23. Discoursed during the offering of sacrifices, 2 Chr. 29:27, 28. Precentor, Neh. 12:42. Chief musician, Neh. 12:...
  

• Harp

  [nave] HARP, a stringed instrument of music, Isa. 38:20; Ezek. 33:32; Hab. 3:19. With three strings, 1 Sam. 18:6; ten strings, Psa. 33:2; 92:3; 144:9; 150:4. Originated with Jubal, Gen. 4:21. Made of almug wood, 1 Kin. 10:12. Da...
  

• Afflictions and Adversities

  [nave] AFFLICTIONS AND ADVERSITIES. List of Sub-Topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Benefits of; Benefits of, Illustrated; Consolation in; Deliverance from; Design of; Despondency in; Dispe...
  

• Prayer

  [smith] The object of this article will be to touch briefly on -- The doctrine of Scripture as to the nature and efficacy of prayer; Its directions as to time, place and manner of prayer; Its types and examples of prayer. Scripture ...
  [nave] PRAYER. Index of Sub-topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Answer to, Promised; Answered, Instances of Answered; Confession in; Importunity in, Instances of Importunity in; Intercessor...
  

• DOVE

  [ebd] In their wild state doves generally build their nests in the clefts of rocks, but when domesticated "dove-cots" are prepared for them (Cant. 2:14; Jer. 48:28; Isa. 60:8). The dove was placed on the standards of the Assyrians...
  [isbe] DOVE - duv (tor, yonah; peristera; Latin Zenaedura carolinensis): A bird of the family Columbidae. Doves and pigeons are so closely related as to be spoken and written of as synonymous, yet there is a distinction recognized ...
  [smith] The first menton of this bird occurs in Gen. 8. The dove?s rapidity of flight is alluded to in (Psalms 55:6) the beauty of its plumage in (Psalms 68:13) its dwelling int he rocks and valleys in (Jeremiah 48:28) and Ezek 7:16 ...
  

• Ahithophel

  [ebd] brother of insipidity or impiety, a man greatly renowned for his sagacity among the Jews. At the time of Absalom's revolt he deserted David (Ps. 41:9; 55:12-14) and espoused the cause of Absalom (2 Sam. 15:12). David sent hi...
  

• DAY

  [ebd] The Jews reckoned the day from sunset to sunset (Lev. 23:32). It was originally divided into three parts (Ps. 55:17). "The heat of the day" (1 Sam. 11:11; Neh. 7:3) was at our nine o'clock, and "the cool of the day" just bef...
  [isbe] DAY - da (yom; hemera): This common word has caused some trouble to plain readers, because they have not noticed that the word is used in several different senses in the English Bible. When the different uses of the word are...
  [smith] The variable length of the natural day at different seasons led in the very earliest times to the adoption of the civil day (or one revolution of the sun) as a standard of time. The Hebrews reckoned the day from evening to ev...
  

• Malice

  [nave] MALICE. Gen. 3:15; Lev. 19:14, 17, 18; Deut. 27:17, 18; Deut. 32:32, 33; 2 Kin. 6:21, 22; Job 31:29, 30; Psa. 4:2; Psa. 7:14-16 Job 15:35. Psa. 10:7-10, 14; Psa. 21:11; Psa. 22:7, 8; Psa. 35:15, 16, 19-21; Psa. 38:16, 19; P...
  

• Friendship

  [nave] FRIENDSHIP. Deut. 13:6-9; Job 6:14, 15; Job 16:2, 20; Job 19:13-22; Psa. 35:13, 14; Psa. 41:9; Psa. 55:12-14; Psa. 88:8, 18; Prov. 11:13; Prov. 17:9, 17; Prov. 18:24; Prov. 22:24-27; Prov. 25:17, 19; Prov. 27:6, 9, 10, 14, ...
  

• ABIATHAR

  [isbe] ABIATHAR - a-bi'-a-thar, ab-i-a'-thar ('ebhyathar, "father of super-excellence," or, "the super-excellent one is father." With changed phraseology these are the explanations commonly given, though "a father remains" would be...
  

• Friends

  [nave] FRIENDS, Jesus calls his disciples, John 15:14, 15. False Friends Instances of: Pharaoh's butler false to Joseph, Gen. 40:23. Delilah to Samson, Judg. 16:1-20. The Ephraimite's wife, Judg. 19:1-2. David to Joab, 1 Kin. 2...
  

• Hypocrisy

  [nave] HYPOCRISY. Job 8:13-15; Job 13:16; Job 15:31, 33, 34; Job 17:8; Job 20:4, 5 vs. 6-18.; Job 27:8-10 vs. 13-18.; Job 31:33, 34; Job 34:30; Job 36:13, 14; Psa. 5:9; Psa. 50:16, 17; Psa. 52:4; Psa. 55:12-14, 20, 21, 23; Psa. 78...
  

• Faith

  [nave] FAITH. 2 Sam. 22:31; Psa. 5:11; Psa. 7:1; Psa. 9:9, 10; Psa. 18:30; Psa. 32:10; Psa. 33:18, 19; Psa. 34:8, 22 vs. 1-8;; Psa. 2:12. Psa. 36:7; Psa. 40:4; Psa. 64:10; Psa. 78:7 vs. 5-7.; Psa. 84:5, 12; Psa. 112:5, 7, 8; Psa. ...
  

• Godlessness

  [nave] GODLESSNESS. Deut. 7:10; Deut. 32:15; 1 Sam. 2:30; Job 8:11-13; Job 35:10; Psa. 2:2, 4; Psa. 9:17; Psa. 10:4; Psa. 14:2, 3 Psa. 53:2, 3; Rom. 3:11, 18. Psa. 28:5 Isa. 5:12. Psa. 36:1; Psa. 50:22; Psa. 52:7; Psa. 53:4; Psa. ...
  

• God

  [nave] GOD. List of Sub-Topics Miscellany; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Access to; Compassion of; Creator; Creator of Mankind; Eternity of; Faithfulness of; Fatherhood of; Favor of; Foreknowledge of; Glory of; Goodness of...
  

• Hour

  [ebd] First found in Dan. 3:6; 4:19, 33;5:5. It is the rendering of the Chaldee shaah, meaning a "moment," a "look." It is used in the New Testament frequently to denote some determinate season (Matt. 8:13; Luke 12:39). With the a...
  

• Psalms 55: Cast Your Cares on the Lord

  

• Kiranya Langit Terbelah [KJ.80]

  1. Kiranya langit terbelah; ya Jurus'lamat, datanglah, bukalah sorga segera, buanglah palang pintunya.	Yes 64:1 Mrk 1:10
  2. O, turun seperti embun, sirami ladang bumiMu; curahkanlah anugerah, Raja yang adil, datanglah!	Yes 45:8 Hos 14:6
  3. Hai bumi, kau terbukalah! Gunung, lembah, menghijaulah, agar darimu bersemi Bunga selamat abadi.	Mzm 85:12
  4. Engkau dinanti dunia. KedatanganMu kapankah? Dari takhtaMu turunlah; hiburkan kami yang resah.	Yes 51:5
  5. Ya Surya Pagi yang cerah, biar fajarMu merekah; mari, terbitlah cemerlang, halaulah kabut yang kelam.	Mal 4:2 Luk 1:78-79 Yoh 1:9
  6. Dirundung duka kemelut, kami menghadap pintu maut. UmatMu, Tuhan, tuntunlah ke negeri sejahtera.	Mzm 55:5-6 Mzm 107:10, 18
  7. Di sana kami bersyukur memuliakan namaMu, ya Penebus manusia, sampai selama-lamanya!
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• [Psa 55:1] Jehovah, To My Prayer Give Ear

  Jehovah, to my prayer give ear, Nor hide Thee from my cry; Attend my sad complaint, and hear My restless moan and sigh. My enemies lift up their voice, The violent oppress; To do me wrong my foes rejoice, And love my soul’s distress. Sore pained in heart I find no ease, Death’s terrors fill my soul, Great fear and trembling on me seize, And horrors o’er me roll. O had I wings, I sigh and say, Like some swift dove to roam, Then I would hasten far away And a find a peaceful home. Lo, wandering far, my rest would be In some lone desert waste; I from the stormy wind would flee, And to a shelter haste. O Lord, their malice recompense Their wicked tongues confound, For in the city violence And bitter strife abound. They walk her walls both night and day, Within all vices meet; Oppression, fraud and crime hold sway, Nor leave the crowded street. No foreign foe provokes alarm, But enemies within; May God destroy their power to harm And recompense their sin.

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• [Psa 55:1] O God, Give Thou Ear To My Plea

  O God, give Thou ear to my plea, And hide not Thyself from my cry; O hearken and answer Thou me, As restless and weary I sigh. O that I had wings like a dove, For then I would fly far away And seek for the rest that I love, Where trouble no more could dismay. Nay, soul, call on God all the day; The Lord for thy help will appear; At eve, morn, and noon humbly pray, And He thy petition will hear. Thy burden now cast on the Lord, And He shall thy weakness sustain; The righteous who trust in His Word Unmoved shall forever remain.

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• [Psa 55:6] On Joyful Wings

  On joyful wings our raptured souls Would mount and spread their flight, And from Mount Pisgah’s top behold The land of pure delight. Refrain Above the clouds, above the stars, That heav’nly region fair, Where He, our Lord and Savior, dwells, Our home, our home is there. Sweet visions oft His love reveals, Of that divine abode; And with His kind, protecting hand, He leads us on the road. Refrain O blessèd hope that bears us up, And stills each throb of care! The night will pass, the morn will come, And we shall soon be there. Refrain

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• [Psa 55:6] Wings Of A Dove, The

  Had I the pinions of a dove, How would I fly away, To realms of light and joy and love, In portals of the day! Refrain O give me the wings of a dove, To fly and be at rest, To seek the bliss of Heav’n above Which those who find are blest. Tho’ thru this weary world I tread, At morn, to God my Friend, At noon, and e’er I seek my bed, My prayer shall still ascend. Refrain O cast thy burden on the Lord, Whose goodness doth sustain; The tender mercies of thy God Shall ease thy load of pain. Refrain So thou unmoved shalt pass along, Thru life’s short fleeting day, And carry in thy heart a song, Until the sunset ray. Refrain

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• [Psa 55:17] On God Alone My Soul Relies

  On God alone my soul relies, And He will soon relieve; The Lord will hear my plaintive cries At morning, noon, and eve. He has redeemed my soul in peace, From conflict set me free; My many foes are made to cease, And strive no more with me. The living God in righteousness Will recompense with shame The men, who hardened by success, Forget to fear His Name. All treacherous friends who overreach And break their plighted troth, Who hide their hate with honeyed speech With such the Lord is wroth. Upon the Lord thy burden cast To Him bring all thy care; He will sustain and hold thee fast, And give thee strength to bear. God will not let His saints be moved; Protected, they will shall see Their foes cut off and sin reproved; O God, I trust in Thee.

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• Does the Bible speak more about Hell than Heaven?
  I've heard and read the same statement a number of times, but have never troubled myself to look up each passage. I'm not surprised that looking up "heaven" and "hell" in a concordance would give you contradictory results. T...

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