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Psalms 55:1-21

55:1

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<To the chief Musician <05329> (8764)

on Neginoth
<05058>_,

Maschil
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[A Psalm] of David
<01732>.>>

Give ear
<0238> (8685)

to my prayer
<08605>_,

O God
<0430>_;

and hide
<05956> (8691)

not thyself from my supplication
<08467>_.

{chief...: or, overseer} {Maschil: or, of instruction}

55:2

Attend
<07181> (8685)

unto me, and hear
<06030> (8798)

me: I mourn
<07300> (8686)

in my complaint
<07879>_,

and make a noise
<01949> (8686)_;

55:3

Because of the voice
<06963>

of the enemy
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because
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of the oppression
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of the wicked
<07563>_:

for they cast
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iniquity
<0205>

upon me, and in wrath
<0639>

they hate
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me.

55:4

My heart
<03820>

is sore pained
<02342> (8799)

within
<07130>

me: and the terrors
<0367>

of death
<04194>

are fallen
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upon me.

55:5

Fearfulness
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and trembling
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are come
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upon me, and horror
<06427>

hath overwhelmed
<03680> (8762)

me. {overwhelmed: Heb. covered}

55:6

And I said
<0559> (8799)_,

Oh that
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I had wings
<083>

like a dove
<03123>_!

[for then] would I fly away
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and be at rest
<07931> (8799)_.

55:7

Lo, [then] would I wander
<05074> (8800)

far off
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[and] remain
<03885> (8799)

in the wilderness
<04057>_.

Selah
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55:8

I would hasten
<02363> (8686)

my escape
<04655>

from the windy
<07307>

storm
<05584> (8801)

[and] tempest
<05591>_.

55:9

Destroy
<01104> (8761)_,

O Lord
<0136>_,

[and] divide
<06385> (8761)

their tongues
<03956>_:

for I have seen
<07200> (8804)

violence
<02555>

and strife
<07379>

in the city
<05892>_.

55:10

Day
<03119>

and night
<03915>

they go about
<05437> (8779)

it upon the walls
<02346>

thereof: mischief
<0205>

also and sorrow
<05999>

[are] in the midst
<07130>

of it.

55:11

Wickedness
<01942>

[is] in the midst
<07130>

thereof: deceit
<08496>

and guile
<04820>

depart
<04185> (8686)

not from her streets
<07339>_.

55:12

For [it was] not an enemy
<0341> (8802)

[that] reproached
<02778> (8762)

me; then I could have borne
<05375> (8799)

[it]: neither [was it] he that hated
<08130> (8764)

me [that] did magnify
<01431> (8689)

[himself] against me; then I would have hid
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myself from him:

55:13

But [it was] thou, a man
<0582>

mine equal
<06187>_,

my guide
<0441>_,

and mine acquaintance
<03045> (8794)_.

{mine equal: Heb. according to my rank}

55:14

We took sweet
<04985> (8686)

counsel
<05475>

together
<03162>_,

[and] walked
<01980> (8762)

unto the house
<01004>

of God
<0430>

in company
<07285>_.

{We...: Heb. Who sweetened counsel}

55:15

Let death
<04194>

seize
<05377> (8686) (8675) <03451>

upon them, [and] let them go down
<03381> (8799)

quick
<02416>

into hell
<07585>_:

for wickedness
<07451>

[is] in their dwellings
<04033>_,

[and] among
<07130>

them. {hell: or, the grave}

55:16

As for me, I will call
<07121> (8799)

upon God
<0430>_;

and the LORD
<03068>

shall save
<03467> (8686)

me.

55:17

Evening
<06153>_,

and morning
<01242>_,

and at noon
<06672>_,

will I pray
<07878> (8799)_,

and cry aloud
<01993> (8799)_:

and he shall hear
<08085> (8799)

my voice
<06963>_.

55:18

He hath delivered
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my soul
<05315>

in peace
<07965>

from the battle
<07128>

[that was] against me: for there were many
<07227>

with me.

55:19

God
<0410>

shall hear
<08085> (8799)_,

and afflict
<06030> (8799)

them, even he that abideth
<03427> (8802)

of old
<06924>_.

Selah
<05542>_.

Because they have no changes
<02487>_,

therefore they fear
<03372> (8804)

not God
<0430>_.

{Because...: or, With whom also there be no changes, yet they}

55:20

He hath put forth
<07971> (8804)

his hands
<03027>

against such as be at peace
<07965>

with him: he hath broken
<02490> (8765)

his covenant
<01285>_.

{broken: Heb. profaned}

55:21

[The words] of his mouth
<06310>

were smoother
<02505> (8804)

than butter
<04260>_,

but war
<07128>

[was] in his heart
<03820>_:

his words
<01697>

were softer
<07401> (8804)

than oil
<08081>_,

yet [were] they drawn swords
<06609>_.