1 To the chief music-maker, on Neginoth. Maschil. Of David.
2 \55:1\Give hearing to my prayer, O God; and let not your ear be shut against my request.
3 \55:2\Give thought to me, and let my prayer be answered: I have been made low in sorrow;
4 \55:3\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.
5 \55:4\My heart is deeply wounded, and the fear of death has come on me.
6 \55:5\Fear and shaking have come over me, with deep fear I am covered.
7 \55:6\And I said, If only I had wings like a dove! for then I would go in flight from here and be at rest.
8 \55:7\I would go wandering far away, living in the waste land. (Selah.)
9 \55:8\I would quickly take cover from the driving storm and from the violent wind.
10 \55:9\Send destruction on them, O Lord, make a division of tongues among them: for I have seen fighting and violent acts in the town.
11 \55:10\By day and night they go round the town, on the walls; trouble and sorrow are in the heart of it.
12 \55:11\Evil is there; cruel rule and deceit are ever in the streets.
13 \55:12\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;
14 \55:13\But it was you, my equal, my guide, my well-loved friend.
15 \55:14\We had loving talk together, and went to the house of God in company.
16 \55:15\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.
17 \55:16\As for me, I will make my prayer to God, and he will be my saviour.
18 \55:17\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.
19 \55:18\He has taken my soul away from the attack which was made against me, and given it peace; for great numbers were against me.
20 \55:19\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.
21 \55:20\He has put out his hand against those who were at peace with him; he has not kept his agreement.
22 \55:21\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.
23 \55:22\Put your cares on the Lord, and he will be your support; he will not let the upright man be moved.
24 \55:23\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.
1 Al Músico principal: en Neginoth: Masquil de David. ESCUCHA, oh Dios, mi oración, Y no te escondas de mi súplica.
2 Estáme atento, y respóndeme: Clamo en mi oración, y levanto el grito,
3 A causa de la voz del enemigo, Por la opresión del impío; Porque echaron sobre mí iniquidad, Y con furor me han amenazado.
4 Mi corazón está doloroso dentro de mí, Y terrores de muerte sobre mí han caído.
5 Temor y temblor vinieron sobre mí, Y terror me ha cubierto.
6 Y dije: Quién me diese alas como de paloma! Volaría yo, y descansaría.
7 Ciertamente huiría lejos: Moraría en el desierto. (Selah.)
8 Apresuraríame á escapar Del viento tempestuoso, de la tempestad.
9 Deshace, oh Señor, divide la lengua de ellos; Porque he visto violencia y rencilla en la ciudad.
10 Día y noche la rodean sobre sus muros; E iniquidad y trabajo hay en medio de ella.
11 Agravios hay en medio de ella, Y el fraude y engaño no se apartan de sus plazas.
12 Porque no me afrentó un enemigo, Lo cual habría soportado; Ni se alzó contra mí el que me aborrecía, Porque me hubiera ocultado de él:
13 Mas tú, hombre, al parecer íntimo mío, Mi guía, y mi familiar:
14 Que juntos comunicábamos dulcemente los secretos, A la casa de Dios andábamos en compañía.
15 Condenados sean á muerte, Desciendan vivos al infierno: Porque maldades hay en su compañía, entre ellos.
16 Yo á Dios clamaré; Y Jehová me salvará.
17 Tarde y mañana y á medio día oraré y clamaré; Y él oirá mi voz.
18 El ha redimido en paz mi alma de la guerra contra mí; Pues fueron contra mí muchos.
19 Dios oirá, y los quebrantará luego, El que desde la antigüedad permanece (Selah); Por cuanto no se mudan, Ni temen á Dios.
20 Extendió sus manos contra sus pacíficos: Viólo su pacto.
21 Ablandan más que manteca su boca, Pero guerra hay en su corazón: Suavizan sus palabras más que el aceite, Mas ellas son cuchillos.
22 Echa sobre Jehová tu carga, y él te sustentará; No dejará para siempre caído al justo.
23 Mas tú, oh Dios, harás descender aquéllos al pozo de la sepultura: Los hombres sanguinarios y engañadores no demediarán sus días: Empero yo confiaré en ti.