Psalms 55

lamnatseakh binginot maskil ledavid

For the leader; with instrumental music. A maskil of David.

ha'azinah elohim tefillati ve'al-titallam mittekhinnati

Give ear, O God, to my prayer; do not ignore my plea;

haqshivah li va'aneni arid besikhi ve'ahimah

pay heed to me and answer me. I am tossed about, complaining and moaning

miqqol oyev mippene aqat rasha ki-yamitu alay aven uve'af yistemuni

at the clamor of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked; for they bring evil upon me and furiously harass me.

libbi yakhil beqirbi ve'emot mavet nafelu alay

My heart is convulsed within me; terrors of death assail me.

yirah vara'ad yavo vi vattekhasseni pallatsut

Fear and trembling invade me; I am clothed with horror.

va'omar mi-yitten-li ever kayyonah a'ufah ve'eshkonah

I said, “O that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and find rest;

hinneh arkhiq nedod alin bammidbar selah

surely, I would flee far off; I would lodge in the wilderness; selah

akhishah miflat li meruakh so'ah missa'ar

I would soon find me a refuge from the sweeping wind, from the tempest.”

balla adonay pallag leshonam ki-ra'iti khamas veriv ba'ir

O my Sovereign, confound their speech, confuse it! For I see lawlessness and strife in the city;

yomam valaylah yesovevuha al-khomoteha ve'aven ve'amal beqirbah

day and night they make their rounds on its walls; evil and mischief are inside it.

havvot beqirbah velo-yamish merekhovah tokh umirmah

Malice is within it; fraud and deceit never leave its square.

ki lo-oyev yekharefeni ve'essa lo-mesani alay higdil ve'essater mimmennu

It is not an enemy who reviles me —I could bear that; it is not my foe who boasts against me —for then I could hide;

ve'attah enosh ke'erki allufi umeyudda'i

but it is you, my equal, my companion, my friend;

asher yakhdav namtiq sod bevet elohim nehallekh beragesh

sweet was our fellowship; we walked together in God’s house.

(yshymvt) [yashi mavet ] alemo yeredu she'ol khayyim ki-ra'ot bimguram beqirbam

Let [God] incite death against them; may they go down alive into Sheol! For where they dwell, there evil is.

ani el-elohim eqra va-Adonai yoshi'eni

As for me, I call to God; GOD will deliver me.

erev vavoqer vetsohorayim asikhah ve'ehemeh vayyishma qoli

Evening, morning, and noon, I complain and moan, and my voice is heard.

padah veshalom nafshi miqqerov-li ki-verabbim hayu immadi

[God] redeems me unharmed from the battle against me; it is as though many are on my side.

yishma el veya'anem veyoshev qedem selah asher en khalifot lamo velo yare'u elohim

God who has reigned from the first, who will have no successor, hears and humbles those who show no reverence. Selah.

shalakh yadayw bishlomayw khillel berito

My companion caused harm to allies and broke a pact—

khalequ makhma'ot piv uqerov-libbo rakku devarayw mishemen vehemmah fetikhot

with talk smoother than butter, yet with a mind set on war; with words that were softer than oil, yet in fact were drawn swords.

hashlekh al-Adonai yehavekha vehu yekhalkelekha lo-yitten le'olam mot latsaddiq

Cast your burden on GOD and you will be sustained; the righteous will never be allowed to collapse.

ve'attah elohim toridem liver shakhat anshe damim umirmah lo-yekhetsu yemehem va'ani evtakh-bakh

For You, O God, will bring them down to the nethermost Pit— those treacherous murderers; they shall not live out half their days— but I trust in You.