Psalm 55 New American Standard Bible

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A <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>Maskil of David.</p><p class="psstart"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Listen<MH238> to my prayer<MH8605>, God<MH430>; <t><p class="indent1">And do not hide<MH5956> Yourself from my pleading<MH8467>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Give<MH7181> <i>Your</i> attention<MH7181> to me and answer<MH6030a> me; <t><p class="indent1">I am restless<MH7300> in my complaint<MH7879> and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>severely<MH1949> distracted<MH1949>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Because<MH4480> of the voice<MH6963> of the enemy<MH340>, <t><p class="indent1">Because<MH4480, 6440> of the pressure<MH6125> of the wicked<MH7563>; <t><p class="indent1">For they bring<MH4131> down<MH4131> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>trouble<MH205> upon me <t><p class="indent1">And in anger<MH639> they hold<MH7852> a<MH7852> grudge<MH7852> against<MH7852> me. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>My heart<MH3820> is<MH2342a> in<MH2342a> anguish<MH2342a> within<MH7130> me, <t><p class="indent1">And the terrors<MH367> of death<MH4194> have fallen<MH5307> upon me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Fear<MH3374> and trembling<MH7461a> come<MH935> upon me, <t><p class="indent1">And <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>horror<MH6427> has <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>overwhelmed<MH3680> me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>I said<MH559>, “Oh<MH4310, 5414>, that I had<MH5414> wings<MH83> like a dove<MH3123>! <t><p class="indent1">I would fly<MH5774a> away<MH5774a> and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>be<MH7931> at<MH7931> rest<MH7931>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>“Behold<MH2009>, I would flee<MH5074> far<MH7368> away<MH7368>, <t><p class="indent1">I would spend<MH3885a> my nights<MH3885a> in the wilderness<MH4057b>. Selah<MH5542> <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“I would hurry<MH2363a> to my place<MH4655> of<MH4655> refuge<MH4655> <t><p class="indent1">From the stormy<MH5584> wind<MH7307> <i>and</i> heavy<MH5591a> gale<MH5591a>.” <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Confuse<MH1104> them, Lord<MH136>, divide<MH6385> their tongues<MH3956>, <t><p class="indent1">For I have seen<MH7200> violence<MH2555> and strife<MH7379> in the city<MH5892b>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Day<MH3119> and night<MH3915> they go<MH5437> around<MH5437> her upon her walls<MH2346>, <t><p class="indent1">And evil<MH205> and harm<MH5999> are in her midst<MH7130>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Destruction<MH1942> is in her midst<MH7130>; <t><p class="indent1">Oppression<MH8496> and deceit<MH4820> do not depart<MH4185> from her <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>streets<MH7339>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>For it is not an enemy<MH340> who taunts<MH2778a> me, <t><p class="indent1">Then I could endure<MH5375> <i>it;</i> <t><p class="indent1">Nor<MH3808> is it one who hates<MH8130> me who has exalted<MH1431> himself against<MH5921> me, <t><p class="indent1">Then I could hide<MH5641> myself from him. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>But it is you, a man<MH582> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>my equal<MH6187>, <t><p class="indent1">My companion<MH441a> and my confidant<MH3045>; <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>We who<MH834> had<MH4985> sweet<MH4985> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>fellowship<MH5475> together<MH3164a>, <t><p class="indent1">Walked<MH1980> in the house<MH1004> of God<MH430> among the commotion<MH7285a>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span><i>May</i> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>death<MH4194> <i>come</i> deceitfully<MH5378> upon them; <t><p class="indent1">May they go<MH3381> down<MH3381> alive<MH2416a> to <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>Sheol<MH7585>, <t><p class="indent1">For evil<MH7451a> is in their dwelling<MH4033>, in their midst<MH7130>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>As for me, I shall call<MH7121> upon God<MH430>, <t><p class="indent1">And the LORD<MH3068> will save<MH3467> me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Evening<MH6153> and morning<MH1242> and at noon<MH6672a>, I will complain<MH7878> and moan<MH1993>, <t><p class="indent1">And He will hear<MH8085> my voice<MH6963>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>He will redeem<MH6299> my soul<MH5315> in peace<MH7965> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>from the battle<MH7128> <i>which is</i> against me, <t><p class="indent1">For they are many<MH7227a> <i>who are aggressive</i> toward<MH5978> me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>God<MH410> will hear<MH8085> and humiliate<MH6031a> them— <t><p class="indent1">Even the one who <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span>sits<MH3427> enthroned<MH3427> from ancient<MH6924a> times<MH6924a>— Selah<MH5542> <t><p class="indent1">With whom<MH834> there<MH369> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[n]</a></span>is<MH369> no<MH369> change<MH2487>, <t><p class="indent1">And who do not fear<MH3372a> God<MH430>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>He has put<MH7971> forth<MH7971> his hands<MH3027> against those who were at peace<MH7965> with him; <t><p class="indent1">He has <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[o]</a></span>violated<MH2490c> his covenant<MH1285>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>His <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[p]</a></span>speech<MH6310> was smoother<MH2505b> than<MH4480> butter<MH4260>, <t><p class="indent1">But his heart<MH3820> was war<MH7128>; <t><p class="indent1">His words<MH1697> were softer<MH7401> than<MH4480> oil<MH8081>, <t><p class="indent1">Yet they were drawn<MH6609> swords<MH6609>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Cast<MH7993> your burden<MH3053> upon the LORD<MH3068> and He will sustain<MH3557> you; <t><p class="indent1">He will never<MH3808, 5769> allow<MH5414> the righteous<MH6662> to <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[q]</a></span>be shaken<MH4131>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>But You, God<MH430>, will bring<MH3381> them down<MH3381> to the pit<MH875> of destruction<MH7845>; <t><p class="indent1">Men<MH376> of bloodshed<MH1818> and deceit<MH4820> will not live<MH2673> out<MH2673> half<MH2673> their days<MH3117>. <t><p class="indent1">But I will trust<MH982> in You.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse"><FNC>PSALM 55<FNV>Title</span> Possibly <i>Contemplative;</i> or <i>Didactic;</i> or <i>Skillful Psalm</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> Another reading is <i>I must moan</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> Or <i>wickedness</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Lit <i>shuddering</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Lit <i>covered</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> Lit <i>settle down</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Or <i>plaza</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> Lit <i>according to my valuation</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Lit <i>counsel;</i> or <i>intimacy</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> Another reading is <i>devastation be upon them</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> I.e., the netherworld<br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">18</span> Or <i>so that none may approach me</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">19</span> Or <i>remains from</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[n]</span> <span class="fnverse">19</span> Lit <i>are no changes</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[o]</span> <span class="fnverse">20</span> Lit <i>profaned</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[p]</span> <span class="fnverse">21</span> Lit <i>mouth</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[q]</span> <span class="fnverse">22</span> Or <i>totter</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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