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| Psalms 55:1 | Give ear to my prayer, O God; And hide not thyself from my supplication. | <To the chief music-maker, on Neginoth. Maschil. Of David.> Give hearing to my prayer, O God; and let not your ear be shut against my request. | Listen to my prayer, God. Don't hide yourself from my supplication. | Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication. |
| Psalms 55:2 | Attend unto me, and answer me: I am restless in my complaint, and moan, | Give thought to me, and let my prayer be answered: I have been made low in sorrow; | Attend to me, and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and moan, | Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise; |
| Psalms 55:3 | Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked; For they cast iniquity upon me, And in anger they persecute me. | I am troubled because of the voice of the cruel ones, because of the loud cry of the evil-doers; for they put a weight of evil on me, and they are cruel in their hate for me. | Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked. For they bring suffering on me. In anger they hold a grudge against me. | Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me. |
| Psalms 55:4 | My heart is sore pained within me: And the terrors of death are fallen upon me. | My heart is deeply wounded, and the fear of death has come on me. | My heart is severely pained within me. The terrors of death have fallen on me. | My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me. |
| Psalms 55:5 | Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, And horror hath overwhelmed me. | Fear and shaking have come over me, with deep fear I am covered. | Fearfulness and trembling have come on me. Horror has overwhelmed me. | Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. |
| Psalms 55:6 | And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then would I fly away, and be at rest. | And I said, If only I had wings like a dove! for then I would go in flight from here and be at rest. | I said, "Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then I would fly away, and be at rest. | And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest. |
| Psalms 55:7 | Lo, then would I wander far off, I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah | I would go wandering far away, living in the waste land. (Selah.) | Behold, then I would wander far off. I would lodge in the wilderness." Selah. | Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah. |
| Psalms 55:8 | I would haste me to a shelter From the stormy wind and tempest. | I would quickly take cover from the driving storm and from the violent wind. | "I would hurry to a shelter from the stormy wind and tempest." | I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest. |
| Psalms 55:9 | Destroy, O Lord, [and] divide their tongue; For I have seen violence and strife in the city. | Send destruction on them, O Lord, make a division of tongues among them: for I have seen fighting and violent acts in the town. | Confuse them, Lord, and confound their language, For I have seen violence and strife in the city. | Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city. |
| Psalms 55:10 | Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: Iniquity also and mischief are in the midst of it. | By day and night they go round the town, on the walls; trouble and sorrow are in the heart of it. | Day and night they prowl around on its walls. Malice and abuse are also within her. | Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it. |
| Psalms 55:11 | Wickedness is in the midst thereof: Oppression and guile depart not from its streets. | Evil is there; cruel rule and deceit are ever in the streets. | Destructive forces are within her. Threats and lies don't depart from her streets. | Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets. |
| Psalms 55:12 | For it was not an enemy that reproached me; Then I could have borne it: Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; Then I would have hid myself from him: | For it was not my hater who said evil of me; that would have been no grief to me; it was not one outside the number of my friends who made himself strong against me, or I would have kept myself from him in a secret place; | For it was not an enemy who insulted me, Then I could have endured it. Neither was it he who hated me who raised himself up against me, Then I would have hid myself from him. | For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him: |
| Psalms 55:13 | But it was thou, a man mine equal, My companion, and my familiar friend. | But it was you, my equal, my guide, my well-loved friend. | But it was you, a man like me, My companion, and my familiar friend. | But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance. |
| Psalms 55:14 | We took sweet counsel together; We walked in the house of God with the throng. | We had loving talk together, and went to the house of God in company. | We took sweet fellowship together. We walked in God's house with the throng. | We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company. |
| Psalms 55:15 | Let death come suddenly upon them, Let them go down alive into Sheol; For wickedness is in their dwelling, in the midst of them. | Let the hand of death come on them suddenly, and let them go down living into the underworld; because evil is in their houses and in their hearts. | Let death come suddenly on them. Let them go down alive into Sheol. For wickedness is in their dwelling, in the midst of them. | Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them. |
| Psalms 55:16 | As for me, I will call upon God; And Jehovah will save me. | As for me, I will make my prayer to God, and he will be my saviour. | As for me, I will call on God. Yahweh will save me. | As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me. |
| Psalms 55:17 | Evening, and morning, and at noonday, will I complain, and moan; And he will hear my voice. | In the evening and in the morning and in the middle of the day I will make my prayer with sounds of grief; and my voice will come to his ears. | Evening, morning, and at noon, I will cry out in distress. He will hear my voice. | Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice. |
| Psalms 55:18 | He hath redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me; For they were many [that strove] with me. | He has taken my soul away from the attack which was made against me, and given it peace; for great numbers were against me. | He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, Although there are many who oppose me. | He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me. |
| Psalms 55:19 | God will hear, and answer them, Even he that abideth of old, Selah [The men] who have no changes, And who fear not God. | God will give thought to me; he who from early times is strong will send pain and trouble on them. (Selah.) Because they are unchanged, they have no fear of God. | God, who is enthroned forever, Will hear, and answer them. Selah. They never change, Who don't fear God. | God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God. |
| Psalms 55:20 | He hath put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him: He hath profaned his covenant. | He has put out his hand against those who were at peace with him; he has not kept his agreement. | He raises his hands against his friends. He has violated his covenant. | He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant. |
| Psalms 55:21 | His mouth was smooth as butter, But his heart was war: His words were softer than oil, Yet were they drawn swords. | The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, but they were sharp swords. | His mouth was smooth as butter, But his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, Yet they were drawn swords. | The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords. |
| Psalms 55:22 | Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee: He will never suffer the righteous to be moved. | Put your cares on the Lord, and he will be your support; he will not let the upright man be moved. | Cast your burden on Yahweh, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved. | Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. |
| Psalms 55:23 | But thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; But I will trust in thee. Psalm 56 For the Chief Musician; set to Jonath elem rehokim. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam: when the Philistines took him in Gath. | But you, O God, will send them down into the underworld; the cruel and the false will be cut off before half their days are ended; but I will have faith in you. | But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, But I will trust in you. Psalm 56 For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Silent Dove in Distant Lands". A poem by David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. | But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee. |
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