Salmos 55

¹ To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, [A Psalm] of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.chief…: or, overseerMaschil: or, of instruction

² Attend to me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;

³ 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.

⁴ My heart is greatly pained within me: and the terrors of death have fallen upon me.

⁵ Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.overwhelmed: Heb. covered

⁶ And I said, O that I had wings like a dove! for then I would fly away, and be at rest.

⁷ Lo, then I would wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.

⁸ I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.

⁹ Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

¹⁰ Day and night they go about her upon her walls: mischief also and sorrow are in her midst.

¹¹ Wickedness is in her midst: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.

¹² For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that magnified himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:

¹³ But it was thou, a man my equal, my guide, and my acquaintance.mine equal: Heb. according to my rank

¹⁴ We took sweet counsel together, and walked to the house of God in company.We…: Heb. Who sweetened counsel

¹⁵ Let death seize upon them, and let them go down alive into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.hell: or, the grave

¹⁶ As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.

¹⁷ Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.

¹⁸ He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.

¹⁹ God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.Because…: or, With whom also there be no changes, yet they

²⁰ He hath put forth his hands against such as are at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.broken: Heb. profaned

²¹ 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.

²² Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never allow the righteous to be moved.burden: or, gift

²³ 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.bloody…: Heb. men of bloods and deceitshall…: Heb. shall not half their days