55:1 To the chief Musician 5329 8764 on Neginoth 5058, Maschil 4905 8688, [A Psalm] of David 1732. Give ear 238 8685 to my prayer 8605, O God 430; and hide 5956 8691 not thyself from my supplication 8467.

55:2 Attend 7181 8685 unto me, and hear 6030 8798 me: I mourn 7300 8686 in my complaint 7879, and make a noise 1949 8686;

55:3 Because of the voice 6963 of the enemy 341 8802, because 6440 of the oppression 6125 of the wicked 7563: for they cast 4131 8686 iniquity 205 upon me, and in wrath 639 they hate 7852 8799 me.

55:4 My heart 3820 is sore pained 2342 8799 within 7130 me: and the terrors 367 of death 4194 are fallen 5307 8804 upon me.

55:5 Fearfulness 3374 and trembling 7461 are come 935 8799 upon me, and horror 6427 hath overwhelmed 3680 8762 me.(overwhelmed: Heb. covered)

55:6 And I said 559 8799, Oh that 5414 8799 I had wings 83 like a dove 3123! [for then] would I fly away 5774 8799, and be at rest 7931 8799.

55:7 Lo, [then] would I wander 5074 8800 far off 7368 8686, [and] remain 3885 8799 in the wilderness 4057. Selah 5542.

55:8 I would hasten 2363 8686 my escape 4655 from the windy 7307 storm 5584 8801 [and] tempest 5591.

55:9 Destroy 1104 8761, O Lord 136, [and] divide 6385 8761 their tongues 3956: for I have seen 7200 8804 violence 2555 and strife 7379 in the city 5892.

55:10 Day 3119 and night 3915 they go about 5437 8779 it upon the walls 2346 thereof: mischief 205 also and sorrow 5999 [are] in the midst 7130 of it.

55:11 Wickedness 1942 [is] in the midst 7130 thereof: deceit 8496 and guile 4820 depart 4185 8686 not from her streets 7339.

55:12 For [it was] not an enemy 341 8802 [that] reproached 2778 8762 me; then I could have borne 5375 8799 [it]: neither [was it] he that hated 8130 8764 me [that] did magnify 1431 8689 [himself] against me; then I would have hid 5641 8735 myself from him:

55:13 But [it was] thou, a man 582 mine equal 6187, my guide 441, and mine acquaintance 3045 8794.(mine equal: Heb. according to my rank)

55:14 We took sweet 4985 8686 counsel 5475 together 3162, [and] walked 1980 8762 unto the house 1004 of God 430 in company 7285.(We…: Heb. Who sweetened counsel)

55:15 Let death 4194 seize 5377 8686 8675 3451 upon them, [and] let them go down 3381 8799 quick 2416 into hell 7585: for wickedness 7451 [is] in their dwellings 4033, [and] among 7130 them.(hell: or, the grave)

55:16 As for me, I will call 7121 8799 upon God 430; and the LORD 3068 shall save 3467 8686 me.

55:17 Evening 6153, and morning 1242, and at noon 6672, will I pray 7878 8799, and cry aloud 1993 8799: and he shall hear 8085 8799 my voice 6963.

55:18 He hath delivered 6299 8804 my soul 5315 in peace 7965 from the battle 7128 [that was] against me: for there were many 7227 with me.

55:19 God 410 shall hear 8085 8799, and afflict 6030 8799 them, even he that abideth 3427 8802 of old 6924. Selah 5542. Because they have no changes 2487, therefore they fear 3372 8804 not God 430.(Because…: or, With whom also there be no changes, yet they)

55:20 He hath put forth 7971 8804 his hands 3027 against such as be at peace 7965 with him: he hath broken 2490 8765 his covenant 1285.(broken: Heb. profaned)

55:21 [The words] of his mouth 6310 were smoother 2505 8804 than butter 4260, but war 7128 [was] in his heart 3820: his words 1697 were softer 7401 8804 than oil 8081, yet [were] they drawn swords 6609.

55:22 Cast 7993 8685 thy burden 3053 upon the LORD 3068, and he shall sustain 3557 8770 thee: he shall never 5769 suffer 5414 8799 the righteous 6662 to be moved 4131 8800.(burden: or, gift)

55:23 But thou, O God 430, shalt bring them down 3381 8686 into the pit 875 of destruction 7845: bloody 1818 and deceitful 4820 men 582 shall not live out half 2673 8799 their days 3117; but I will trust 982 8799 in thee.(bloody…: Heb. men of bloods and deceit)(shall…: Heb. shall not half their days)

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