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Psalms 55:8-23
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 55
8
I would hurry to my place of refuge
From the stormy wind
and
heavy gale.'
9
Confuse them, Lord, divide their tongues,
For I have seen violence and strife in the city.
10
Day and night they go around her upon her walls,
And evil and harm are in her midst.
11
Destruction is in her midst;
Oppression and deceit do not depart from her streets.
12
For it is not an enemy who taunts me,
Then I could endure
it;
Nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me,
Then I could hide myself from him.
13
But it is you, a man my equal,
My companion and my confidant;
14
We who had sweet fellowship together,
Walked in the house of God among the commotion.
15
May
death
come
deceitfully upon them;
May they go down alive to Sheol,
For evil is in their dwelling, in their midst.
16
As for me, I shall call upon God,
And the
Lord
will save me.
17
Evening and morning and at noon, I will complain and moan,
And He will hear my voice.
18
He will redeem my soul in peace from the battle
which is
against me,
For they are many
who are aggressive
toward me.
19
God will hear and humiliate them—
Even the one who sits enthroned from ancient times—
Selah
With whom there is no change,
And who do not fear God.
20
He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him;
He has violated his covenant.
21
His speech was smoother than butter,
But his heart was war;
His words were softer than oil,
Yet they were drawn swords.
22
Cast your burden upon the
Lord
and He will sustain you;
He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.
23
But You, God, will bring them down to the pit of destruction;
Men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days.
But I will trust in You.
King James Version
Chapter 55
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 it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.
11
Wickedness is in the midst thereof: 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 did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:
13
But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.
14
We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.
15
Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.
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.
20
He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.
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 suffer the righteous to be moved.
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.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 55
8
I would hurry to my shelter
from the raging wind and the storm."
9
Lord, confuse and confound their speech,
for I see violence and strife in the city;
10
day and night they make the rounds on its walls.
Crime and trouble are within it;
11
destruction is inside it;
oppression and deceit never leave its marketplace.
12
Now it is not an enemy who insults me—
otherwise I could bear it;
it is not a foe who rises up against me—
otherwise I could hide from him.
13
But it is you, a man who is my peer,
my companion and good friend!
14
We used to have close fellowship;
we walked with the crowd into the house of God.
15
Let death take them by surprise;
let them go down to Sheol alive,
because evil is in their homes and within them.
16
But I call to God,
and the
Lord
will save me.
17
I complain and groan morning, noon, and night,
and he hears my voice.
18
Though many are against me,
he will redeem me from my battle unharmed.
19
God, the one enthroned from long ago,
will hear and will humiliate them
Selah
because they do not change
and do not fear God.
20
My friend acts violently
against those at peace with him;
he violates his covenant.
21
His buttery words are smooth,
but war is in his heart.
His words are softer than oil,
but they are drawn swords.
22
Cast your burden on the
Lord
,
and he will sustain you;
he will never allow the righteous to be shaken.
23
God, you will bring them down
to the Pit of destruction;
men of bloodshed and treachery
will not live out half their days.
But I will trust in you.
New Living Translation
Chapter 55
8
How quickly I would escape —
far from this wild storm of hatred.
9
Confuse them, Lord, and frustrate their plans,
for I see violence and conflict in the city.
10
Its walls are patrolled day and night against invaders,
but the real danger is wickedness within the city.
11
Everything is falling apart;
threats and cheating are rampant in the streets.
12
It is not an enemy who taunts me —
I could bear that.
It is not my foes who so arrogantly insult me —
I could have hidden from them.
13
Instead, it is you — my equal,
my companion and close friend.
14
What good fellowship we once enjoyed
as we walked together to the house of God.
15
Let death stalk my enemies;
let the grave swallow them alive,
for evil makes its home within them.
16
But I will call on God,
and the
Lord
will rescue me.
17
Morning, noon, and night
I cry out in my distress,
and the
Lord
hears my voice.
18
He ransoms me and keeps me safe
from the battle waged against me,
though many still oppose me.
19
God, who has ruled forever,
will hear me and humble them.
Interlude
For my enemies refuse to change their ways;
they do not fear God.
20
As for my companion, he betrayed his friends;
he broke his promises.
21
His words are as smooth as butter,
but in his heart is war.
His words are as soothing as lotion,
but underneath are daggers!
22
Give your burdens to the
Lord
,
and he will take care of you.
He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.
23
But you, O God, will send the wicked
down to the pit of destruction.
Murderers and liars will die young,
but I am trusting you to save me.
English Standard Version
Chapter 55
8
I would hurry to find a shelter
from the raging wind and tempest."
9
Destroy, O Lord, divide their tongues;
for I see violence and strife in the city.
10
Day and night they go around it
on its walls,
and iniquity and trouble are within it;
11
ruin is in its midst;
oppression and fraud
do not depart from its marketplace.
12
For it is not an enemy who taunts me —
then I could bear it;
it is not an adversary who deals insolently with me —
then I could hide from him.
13
But it is you, a man, my equal,
my companion, my familiar friend.
14
We used to take sweet counsel together;
within God 's house we walked in the throng.
15
Let death steal over them;
let them go down to Sheol alive;
for evil is in their dwelling place and in their heart.
16
But I call to God,
and the
Lord
will save me.
17
Evening and morning and at noon
I utter my complaint and moan,
and he hears my voice.
18
He redeems my soul in safety
from the battle that I wage,
for many are arrayed against me.
19
God will give ear and humble them,
he who is enthroned from of old,
Selah
because they do not change
and do not fear God.
20
My companion stretched out his hand against his friends;
he violated his covenant.
21
His speech was smooth as butter,
yet war was in his heart;
his words were softer than oil,
yet they were drawn swords.
22
Cast your burden on the
Lord
,
and he will sustain you;
he will never permit
the righteous to be moved.
23
But you, O God, will cast them down
into the pit of destruction;
men of blood and treachery
shall not live out half their days.
But I will trust in you.
New International Version
Chapter 55
8
I would hurry to my place of shelter,
far from the tempest and storm."
9
Lord, confuse the wicked, confound their words,
for I see violence and strife in the city.
10
Day and night they prowl about on its walls;
malice and abuse are within it.
11
Destructive forces are at work in the city;
threats and lies never leave its streets.
12
If an enemy were insulting me,
I could endure it;
if a foe were rising against me,
I could hide.
13
But it is you, a man like myself,
my companion, my close friend,
14
with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship
at the house of God,
as we walked about
among the worshipers.
15
Let death take my enemies by surprise;
let them go down alive to the realm of the dead,
for evil finds lodging among them.
16
As for me, I call to God,
and the
Lord
saves me.
17
Evening, morning and noon
I cry out in distress,
and he hears my voice.
18
He rescues me unharmed
from the battle waged against me,
even though many oppose me.
19
God, who is enthroned from of old,
who does not change—
he will hear them and humble them,
because they have no fear of God.
20
My companion attacks his friends;
he violates his covenant.
21
His talk is smooth as butter,
yet war is in his heart;
his words are more soothing than oil,
yet they are drawn swords.
22
Cast your cares on the
Lord
and he will sustain you;
he will never let
the righteous be shaken.
23
But you, God, will bring down the wicked
into the pit of decay;
the bloodthirsty and deceitful
will not live out half their days. But as for me, I trust in you.
New King James Version
Chapter 55
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 around it on its walls;
Iniquity and trouble
are
also in the midst of it.
11
Destruction
is
in its midst;
Oppression and deceit do not depart from its streets.
12
For
it is
not an enemy
who
reproaches me;
Then I could bear
it.
Nor
is it
one
who
hates me who has exalted
himself
against me;
Then I could hide from him.
13
But
it was
you, a man my equal,
My companion and my acquaintance.
14
We took sweet counsel together,
And
walked to the house of God in the throng.
15
Let death seize them;
Let them go down alive into hell,
For wickedness
is
in their dwellings
and
among them.
16
As for me, I will call upon God,
And the
Lord
shall save me.
17
Evening and morning and at noon
I will pray, and cry aloud,
And He shall hear my voice.
18
He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle
that was
against me,
For there were many against me.
19
God will hear, and afflict them,
Even He who abides from of old.
Selah
Because they do not change,
Therefore they do not fear God.
20
He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him;
He has broken his covenant.
21
The words
of his mouth were smoother than butter,
But war
was
in his heart;
His words were softer than oil,
Yet they
were
drawn swords.
22
Cast your burden on the
Lord
,
And He shall sustain you;
He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.
23
But You, O God, shall bring them down to the pit of destruction;
Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days;
But I will trust in You.
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