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55:1 | [To the chiefe musician on Neginoth, Maschil. A Psalme of Dauid.] Giue eare to my prayer, O God: and hide not thy selfe from my supplication. |
55:2 | Attend vnto me, and heare me: I mourne in my complaint, and make a noise. |
55:3 | Because of the voyce of the enemie, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquitie vpon me, and in wrath they hate me. |
55:4 | My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrours of death are fallen vpon me. |
55:5 | Fearefulnesse and trembling are come vpon me, and horrour hath ouerwhelmed me. |
55:6 | And I said, O that I had wings like a doue; for then would I flee away and be at rest. |
55:7 | Loe, then would I wander farre off, and remaine in the wildernesse. Selah. |
55:8 | I would hasten my escape from the windie storme, and tempest. |
55:9 | Destroy, O Lord, and diuide their tongues: for I haue seene violence and strife in the citie. |
55:10 | Day and night they goe about it vpon the walles thereof: mischiefe also and sorrow are in the midst of it. |
55:11 | Wickednesse is in the midst thereof: deceite and guile depart not from her streets. |
55:12 | For it was not an enemie that reproached me, then I could haue borne it, neither was it hee that hated me, that did magnifie himselfe against me, then I would haue hid my selfe from him. |
55:13 | But it was thou, a man, mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance. |
55:14 | Wee tooke sweet counsell together, and walked vnto the house of God in companie. |
55:15 | Let death seaze vpon them, and let them goe downe quicke into hell: for wickednes is in their dwellings, and among them. |
55:16 | As for me, I will call vpon God: and the Lord shall saue me. |
55:17 | Euening and morning, and at noone will I pray, and crie aloud: and he shall heare my voyce. |
55:18 | He hath deliuered my soule in peace from the battell that was against me: for there were many with me. |
55:19 | God shall heare and afflict them, euen he that abideth of old, Selah: because they haue no changes, therefore they feare not God. |
55:20 | He hath put foorth his handes against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his couenant. |
55:21 | The words of his mouth were smoother then butter, but warre was in his heart: his words were softer then oyle, yet were they drawen swords. |
55:22 | Cast thy burden vpon the Lord, and he shall sustaine thee: hee shall neuer suffer the righteous to bee moued. |
55:23 | But thou, O God, shalt bring them downe into the pit of destruction: Bloody and deceitfull men shall not liue out halfe their dayes, but I will trust in thee. |
55:1 | O Lorde geue eare vnto my prayer: and hide not thy selfe from my petition |
55:2 | Take heede vnto me, and heare me: I can not choose but mourne in my prayer, and make a noyse |
55:3 | Deliuer me from the voyce of the enemie, and from the present affliction of the wicked: for they are minded to do me mischiefe, and are set malitiously against me |
55:4 | My heart trembleth within me: and the feare of death is fallen vpon me |
55:5 | Fearefulnes and trembling are come vpon me: and an horrible dread hath ouerwhelmed me |
55:6 | And I sayde, O that I had wynges like a doue: for then woulde I flee away, and be at rest |
55:7 | Lo, then woulde I fleeing get me away farre of: and remayne in the wyldernesse. Selah |
55:8 | Then woulde I make hast to escape: from the stormie wynde, and from the tempest |
55:9 | Destroy their tongues O Lorde, and deuide them: for I haue seene oppression and strife in the citie |
55:10 | They do compasse it day and night within the walles: mischiefe also and labour, are in the midst of it |
55:11 | Malice is in the midst of it: disceipt and guyle go not out of her streates |
55:12 | Truely he was not mine enemie that hath done me this dishonour, for then I coulde haue borne it: neither was he one that seemed to hate me that dyd magnifie hym selfe against me, for then I woulde haue hyd my selfe from him |
55:13 | But it was euen thou whom I esteemed as my selfe: my guyde, and myne owne familier companion |
55:14 | We delighted greatly to conferre our secretes together: we walked deuoutly in the house of God felowe lyke |
55:15 | Let death sodainly come vpon them, let them go downe quicke into hell: for wickednes is in their dwellinges and among them |
55:16 | As for me I wyll crye vnto the Lord: and God wyll saue me |
55:17 | In the euening and morning, and at noone day wyll I pray, and that most instantly: and he wyll heare my voyce |
55:18 | He hath redeemed my soule through peace from the battayle that was against me: for there were many with me |
55:19 | The Lorde who sitteth a ruler from the beginning, wyll heare me and afflict them, Selah: forsomuche as there is no chaunge in them, and for that they do not feare God |
55:20 | He layde his handes vpon such as be at peace with him: and he brake his couenaunt |
55:21 | The wordes of his mouth were softer then butter, yet warre was in his heart: his wordes were smother then oyle, and yet be they very swordes |
55:22 | O cast thy burthen vpon God, and he wyll vpholde thee: he wyll not suffer at any time the righteous to moue |
55:23 | And as for them: thou O Lorde wylt hurle headlong into the pit of destruction. (55:24) The bloodthirstie and deceiptfull men shal not liue out halfe their dayes: neuerthelesse I wyll put my full trust in thee |
55:1 | To him that excelleth on Neginoth. A Psalme of David to give instruction. Heare my prayer, O God, and hide not thy selfe from my supplication. |
55:2 | Hearken vnto me, and answere me: I mourne in my prayer, and make a noyse, |
55:3 | For the voyce of the enemie, and for the vexation of ye wicked, because they haue brought iniquitie vpon me, and furiously hate me. |
55:4 | Mine heart trembleth within mee, and the terrours of death are fallen vpon me. |
55:5 | Feare and trembling are come vpon mee, and an horrible feare hath couered me. |
55:6 | And I said, Oh that I had wings like a doue: then would I flie away and rest. |
55:7 | Beholde, I woulde take my flight farre off, and lodge in the wildernes. Selah. |
55:8 | Hee would make haste for my deliuerance from the stormie winde and tempest. |
55:9 | Destroy, O Lord, and deuide their tongues: for I haue seene crueltie and strife in the citie. |
55:10 | Day and night they goe about it vpon the walles thereof: both iniquitie and mischiefe are in the middes of it. |
55:11 | Wickednes is in the middes thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streetes. |
55:12 | Surely mine enemie did not defame mee: for I could haue borne it: neither did mine aduersarie exalt himselfe against mee: for I would haue hid me from him. |
55:13 | But it was thou, O man, euen my companion, my guide and my familiar: |
55:14 | Which delited in consulting together, and went into the House of God as companions. |
55:15 | Let death sense vpon them: let them goe downe quicke into the graue: for wickednes is in their dwellings, euen in the middes of them. |
55:16 | But I will call vnto God, and the Lord will saue me. |
55:17 | Euening and morning, and at noone will I pray, and make a noyse, and he wil heare my voice. |
55:18 | He hath deliuered my soule in peace from the battel, that was against me: for many were with me. |
55:19 | God shall heare and afflict them, euen hee that reigneth of olde, Selah. because they haue no changes, therefore they feare not God. |
55:20 | Hee layed his hande vpon such, as be at peace with him, and he brake his couenant. |
55:21 | The wordes of his mouth were softer then butter, yet warre was in his heart: his words were more gentle then oyle, yet they were swordes. |
55:22 | Cast thy burden vpon the Lord, and hee shall nourish thee: he wil not suffer the righteous to fall for euer. |
55:23 | And thou, O God, shalt bring them downe into the pitte of corruption: the bloudie, and deceitfull men shall not liue halfe their dayes: but I will trust in thee. |
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