Psalm 55 HCSB

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5:1-2; 54:2">c</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7300.htm" title="רוד vhi1cs 7300">I am restless</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1949.htm" title="הום vhi1cs{1}Ct 1949"> in turmoil</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7879.htm" title="שִׂיחַ_2 ncmsc 7879"> complaint</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 64:1; 142:2">d</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/55-3.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">3</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480">because of</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/341.htm" title="אֹיֵב ncmsa 341"> the enemy’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6963.htm" title="קֹול ncmsa 6963"> voice</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480">because of</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6440.htm" title="פָּנֶה ncbpc 6440"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6125.htm" title="עָקָה ncfsc 6125"> the pressure</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or threat, or oppression">e</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7563.htm" title="רָשָׁע amsa 7563"> of the wicked</a>.</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">For</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4131.htm" title="מוט vhi3mp 4131"> they bring down</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/205.htm" title="אָוֶן ncmsa 205"> disaster</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> on</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="LXX, Syr, Sym; MT reads they cause me to totter">f</a></p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7852.htm" title="שׂטם vqi3mp 7852"> harass</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ַנִי psv1cs"> me</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/639.htm" title="אַף_2 ncmsa 639"> anger</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="2Sm 16:7-8; Ps 71:11">g</a></p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/55-4.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">4</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs">My</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3820.htm" title="לֵב ncmsc 3820"> heart</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2342.htm" title="חיל_1 vqi3ms 2342"> shudders</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> within</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7130.htm" title="קֶרֶב ncmsc 7130"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a>;<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 38:8">h</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/367.htm" title="אֵימָה ncfpc 367">terrors</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4194.htm" title="מָוֶת ncmsa 4194"> of death</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5307.htm" title="נפל vqp3cp 5307"> sweep</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> over</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a>.</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/55-5.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">5</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3374.htm" title="יִרְאָה ncfsa 3374">Fear</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7461.htm" title="רַעַד ncmsa 7461"> trembling</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/935.htm" title="בוא vqi3msXa 935"> grip</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a>;</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6427.htm" title="פַּלָּצוּת ncfsa 6427">horror</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3680.htm" title="כסה vpw3fs 3680"> has overwhelmed</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ַנִי psv1cs"> me</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 18:4-5; 116:3">i</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/55-6.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">6</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw1cs 559">I said</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4310.htm" title="מִי pii 4310">If only</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5414.htm" title="נתן vqi3ms 5414"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> I</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> had</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit 'Who will give to me . . . dove?">j</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/83.htm" title="אֵבֶר ncmsa 83"> wings</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp"> like</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> a</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3123.htm" title="יֹונָה_1 ncfsa 3123"> dove</a>!</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5774.htm" title="עוף_1 vqi1cs{1}Ct 5774">I would fly away</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7931.htm" title="שׁכן vqi1cs{1}Ct 7931"> find rest</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jb 3:13">k</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/55-7.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">7</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2009.htm" title="הִנֵּה Pi 2009">How</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7368.htm" title="רחק vhi1cs{1}Cm 7368"> far away</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5074.htm" title="נדד vqc 5074"> I would flee</a>;</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3885.htm" title="לין vqi1cs{1}Cm 3885">I would stay</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4057.htm" title="מִדְבָּר_1 ncmsa 4057"> wilderness</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jr 9:2">l</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5542.htm" title="סֶלָה Pi 5542"><poemright><span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">•</span><i>Selah</a></i></poemright></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/55-8.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">8</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2363.htm" title="חושׁ_1 vhi1cs{1}Ct 2363">I would hurry</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4655.htm" title="מִפְלָט ncmsa 4655"> shelter</a></p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480">from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5584.htm" title="סעה vqPfsa 5584"> the raging</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7307.htm" title="רוּחַ ncbsa 7307"> wind</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5591.htm" title="סַעַר ncmsa 5591"> and the storm</a>.”<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Is 4:6; 25:4">m</a></p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/55-9.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">9</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/136.htm" title="אָדֹון ncmpc 136">Lord</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1104.htm" title="בלע_3 vpvms 1104">confuse</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or destroy">n</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6385.htm" title="פלג vpvms 6385"> and confound</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> their</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3956.htm" title="לָשֹׁון ncbsc 3956"> speech</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit and divide their tongue">o, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Gn 10:25; 11:7">p</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7200.htm" title="ראה vqp1cs 7200"> I see</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2555.htm" title="חָמָס ncmsa 2555"> violence</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7379.htm" title="רִיב ncmsa 7379"> strife</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5892.htm" title="עִיר_1 ncfsa 5892"> city</a>;</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/55-10.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">10</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3119.htm" title="יֹומָם Pd 3119">day</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3915.htm" title="לַיְלָה ncmsa 3915"> night</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5437.htm" title="סבב vki3mp 5437"> they make the rounds</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> on</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> its</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2346.htm" title="חֹומָה ncfpc 2346"> walls</a>.</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/205.htm" title="אָוֶן ncmsa 205">Crime</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5999.htm" title="עָמָל_1 ncmsa 5999"> trouble</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> are within</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7130.htm" title="קֶרֶב ncmsc 7130"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> it</a>;<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jr 6:7; Hab 1:3">q</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/55-11.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">11</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1942.htm" title="הַוָּה_2 ncfpa 1942">destruction</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> is inside</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7130.htm" title="קֶרֶב ncmsc 7130"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> it</a>;</p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8496.htm" title="תֹּךְ ncmsa 8496">oppression</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4820.htm" title="מִרְמָה_1 ncfsa 4820"> deceit</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> never</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4185.htm" title="מושׁ_2 vhi3ms 4185"> leave</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> its</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7339.htm" title="רְחֹב_1 ncmsc 7339"> marketplace</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 5:9; 10:7">r</a></p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/55-12.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">12</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">Now</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> it is not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/341.htm" title="אֹיֵב ncmsa 341"> an enemy</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2778.htm" title="חרף_2 vpi3ms 2778"> who insults</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ַנִי psv1cs"> me</a> —</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">otherwise</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5375.htm" title="נשׂא vqi1cs 5375"> I could bear</a> it;</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808">it is not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8130.htm" title="שׂנא vpPmsc 8130"> a foe</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1431.htm" title="גדל vhp3ms 1431"> who rises up</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> against</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a> —</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">otherwise</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5641.htm" title="סתר vni1cs 5641"> I could hide</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> him</a>.</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/55-13.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">13</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">But</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/859.htm" title="אַתָּה pi2ms 859"> it is you</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/582.htm" title="אֱנֹושׁ_1 ncmsa 582">a man</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> who is my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6187.htm" title="עֵרֶךְ ncmsc 6187"> peer</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs">my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/441.htm" title="אַלּוּף_1 ncmsc 441"> companion</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3045.htm" title="ידע vPPmsc 3045"> good friend</a>!<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jb 19:13,19; Ps 41:9; 88:18">s</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/55-14.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">14</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3162.htm" title="יַחְדָּו Pd 3162">We used to have close fellowship</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4985.htm" title="מתק vhi1cp 4985"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5475.htm" title="סֹוד ncmsa 5475"></a>;</p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1980.htm" title="הלך vpi1cp 1980">we walked</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7285.htm" title="רֶגֶשׁ ncmsa 7285"> the crowd</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> into</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1004.htm" title="בַּיִת_1 ncmsc 1004"> the house</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpa 430"> of God</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 42:4">t</a></p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/55-15.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">15</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4194.htm" title="מָוֶת ncmsa 4194">Let death</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> take them</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7722.htm" title="שׁוא vhi3ms{1}Jm 7722"> by surprise</a>;<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 6:15; Is 47:11; 1Th 5:3">u</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3381.htm" title="ירד vqi3mp{1}Jm 3381">let them go down</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7585.htm" title="שְׁאֹול ncbsa 7585"> to <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">•</span>Sheol</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2416.htm" title="חַי_1 ncmpa 2416"> alive</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">because</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7451.htm" title="רָעָה ncfpa 7451"> evil</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> is in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> their</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4033.htm" title="מָגֹור_3 ncmpc 4033"> homes</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> and within</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7130.htm" title="קֶרֶב ncmsc 7130"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> them</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Nm 16:30,33">v</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/55-16.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">16</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/589.htm" title="אֲנִי pi1cs 589">But I</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7121.htm" title="קרא_1 vqi1cs{1}Cm 7121"> call</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpa 430"> God</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068"> the <span class="divineName">LORD</span></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3467.htm" title="ישׁע vhi3ms 3467"> will save</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ַנִי psv1cs"> me</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 119:46">w</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/55-17.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">17</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7878.htm" title="שׂיח vqi1cs{1}Ct 7878">I complain</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1993.htm" title="המה vqi1cs{1}Cm 1993"> groan</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1242.htm" title="בֹּקֶר_2 ncmsa 1242"> morning</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6672.htm" title="צָהֳרַיִם ncmpa 6672">noon</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6153.htm" title="עֶרֶב_1 ncmsa 6153"> night</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 92:2">x</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8085.htm" title="שׁמע vqw3ms 8085"> He hears</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6963.htm" title="קֹול ncmsc 6963"> voice</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 64:1; 142:2">y</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/55-18.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">18</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">Though</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7227.htm" title="רַב_1 ampa 7227"> many</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqp3cp 1961"> are</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5978.htm" title="עִמָּד Pp 5978"> against</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6299.htm" title="פדה vqp3ms 6299">He will redeem</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5315.htm" title="נֶפֶשׁ ncbsc 5315"> me</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7128.htm" title="קְרָב ncmsc 7128"> battle</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> unharmed</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7965.htm" title="שָׁלֹום ncmsa 7965"></a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 56:2; 103:4">z</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/55-19.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">19</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/410.htm" title="אֵל_5 ncmsa 410">God</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3427.htm" title="ישׁב vqPmsa 3427">the One enthroned</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6924.htm" title="קֶדֶם ncmsa 6924"> from long ago</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 93:2">aa</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8085.htm" title="שׁמע vqi3ms 8085">will hear</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6031.htm" title="ענה_2 vqi3ms 6031"> will humiliate</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psv3mp"> them</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5542.htm" title="סֶלָה Pi 5542"><poemright><i>Selah</a></i></poemright></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834">because</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/369.htm" title="אַיִן_1 Pd 369"> they do not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2487.htm" title="חֲלִיפָה ncfpa 2487"> change</a></p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> do not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3372.htm" title="ירא_1 vqp3cp 3372"> <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">•</span>fear</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpa 430"> God</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Dt 33:27">ab</a></p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/55-20.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">20</a>My friend<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 55:13">ac</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7971.htm" title="שׁלח vqp3ms 7971"> acts violently</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3027.htm" title="יָד ncfdc 3027"></a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp">against</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7965.htm" title="שָׁלֹום ncmpc 7965"> those at peace</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> with him</a>;<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 7:4">ad</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2490.htm" title="חלל_1 vpp3ms 2490">he violates</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1285.htm" title="בְּרִית ncfsc 1285"> covenant</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 89:34">ae</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/55-21.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">21</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms">His</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4260.htm" title="מַחְמָאֹת ncfpc 4260"> buttery</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6310.htm" title="פֶּה ncmsc 6310"> words</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2505.htm" title="חלק_1 vqp3cp 2505"> are smooth</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Some Hb mss, Sym, Syr, Tg, Jer read His speech is smoother than butter">af</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">but</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7128.htm" title="קְרָב ncmsc 7128"> war</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> is in his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3820.htm" title="לֵב ncmsc 3820"> heart</a>.</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms">His</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1697.htm" title="דָּבָר ncmpc 1697"> words</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7401.htm" title="רכך vqp3cp 7401"> are softer</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> than</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8081.htm" title="שֶׁמֶן ncmsa 8081"> oil</a>,</p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">but</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1992.htm" title="הֵם pi3mp 1992"> they</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6609.htm" title="פְּתִיחָה ncfpa 6609"> are drawn swords</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 12:2; 28:3">ag</a></p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/55-22.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">22</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7993.htm" title="שׁלך vhvms 7993">Cast</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3053.htm" title="יְהָב ncmsc 3053"> burden</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> on</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068"> the <span class="divineName">LORD</span></a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1931.htm" title="הוּא pi3ms 1931"> He</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3557.htm" title="כול vdi3ms 3557"> will sustain</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psv2ms"> you</a>;<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="1Pt 5:7">ah</a></p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808">He will never</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5769.htm" title="עֹולָם ncmsa 5769"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5414.htm" title="נתן vqi3ms 5414"> allow</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6662.htm" title="צַדִּיק amsa 6662"> righteous</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4131.htm" title="מוט vqc 4131"> to be shaken</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 37:24; 112:6">ai</a></p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/55-23.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">23</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpa 430">God</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/859.htm" title="אַתָּה pi2ms 859">You</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psv3mp"> will bring them</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3381.htm" title="ירד vhi2ms 3381"> down</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp">to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/875.htm" title="בְּאֵר_1 ncfsc 875"> the <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">•</span>Pit</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7845.htm" title="שַׁחַת ncfsa 7845"> of destruction</a>;<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Is 38:17; Ezk 28:8">aj</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmpc 376">men</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1818.htm" title="דָּם ncmpa 1818"> of bloodshed</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4820.htm" title="מִרְמָה_1 ncfsa 4820"> treachery</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808">will not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2673.htm" title="חצה vqi3mp 2673"> live out half</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> their</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3117.htm" title="יֹום_1 ncmpc 3117"> days</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 5:6">ak</a></p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">But</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/589.htm" title="אֲנִי pi1cs 589"> I</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/982.htm" title="בטח_1 vqi1cs 982"> will trust</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> You</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 56:3">al</a></p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="ftn">a. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>55:1</b> Lit <i>hide Yourself from</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">b. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>55:1</b> Lm 3:56</span><br /><span class="ftn">c. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>55:1-2</b> Ps 4:1; 5:1-2; 54:2</span><br /><span class="ftn">d. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>55:2</b> Ps 64:1; 142:2</span><br /><span class="ftn">e. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>55:3</b> Or <i>threat</i>, or <i>oppression</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">f. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>55:3</b> LXX, Syr, Sym; MT reads <i>they cause me to totter</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">g. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>55:3</b> 2Sm 16:7-8; Ps 71:11</span><br /><span class="ftn">h. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>55:4</b> Ps 38:8</span><br /><span class="ftn">i. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>55:4-5</b> Ps 18:4-5; 116:3</span><br /><span class="ftn">j. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>55:6</b> Lit <i>“Who will give to me . . . dove?</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">k. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>55:6</b> Jb 3:13</span><br /><span class="ftn">l. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>55:7</b> Jr 9:2</span><br /><span class="ftn">m. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>55:8</b> Is 4:6; 25:4</span><br /><span class="ftn">n. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>55:9</b> Or <i>destroy</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">o. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>55:9</b> Lit <i>and divide their tongue</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">p. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>55:9</b> Gn 10:25; 11:7</span><br /><span class="ftn">q. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>55:9-10</b> Jr 6:7; Hab 1:3</span><br /><span class="ftn">r. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>55:11</b> Ps 5:9; 10:7</span><br /><span class="ftn">s. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>55:12-13</b> Jb 19:13,19; Ps 41:9; 88:18</span><br /><span class="ftn">t. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>55:14</b> Ps 42:4</span><br /><span class="ftn">u. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>55:15</b> Pr 6:15; Is 47:11; 1Th 5:3</span><br /><span class="ftn">v. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>55:15</b> Nm 16:30,33</span><br /><span class="ftn">w. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>55:16</b> Ps 119:46</span><br /><span class="ftn">x. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>55:17</b> Ps 92:2</span><br /><span class="ftn">y. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>55:17</b> Ps 64:1; 142:2</span><br /><span class="ftn">z. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>55:18</b> Ps 56:2; 103:4</span><br /><span class="ftn">aa. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>55:19</b> Ps 93:2</span><br /><span class="ftn">ab. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>55:19</b> Dt 33:27</span><br /><span class="ftn">ac. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>55:20</b> Ps 55:13</span><br /><span class="ftn">ad. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>55:20</b> Ps 7:4</span><br /><span class="ftn">ae. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>55:20</b> Ps 89:34</span><br /><span class="ftn">af. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>55:21</b> Some Hb mss, Sym, Syr, Tg, Jer read <i>His speech is smoother than butter</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">ag. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>55:21</b> Ps 12:2; 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