Psalm 55, side by side

¹Listen to my prayer, God. Don’t hide yourself from my supplication.

¹Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.

²Attend to me, and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and moan

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

³because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked. For they bring suffering on me. In anger they hold a grudge against me.

³Because 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.

⁴My heart is severely pained within me. The terrors of death have fallen on me.

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

⁵Fearfulness and trembling have come on me. Horror has overwhelmed me.

⁵Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.

⁶I said, “Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then I would fly away, and be at rest.

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

⁷Behold, then I would wander far off. I would lodge in the wilderness.”

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

⁸“I would hurry to a shelter from the stormy wind and storm.”

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

⁹Confuse them, Lord, and confound their language, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

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

¹⁰Day and night they prowl around on its walls. Malice and abuse are also within her.

¹⁰Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.

¹¹Destructive forces are within her. Threats and lies don’t depart from her streets.

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

¹²For it was not an enemy who insulted me, then I could have endured it. Neither was it he who hated me who raised himself up against me, then I would have hidden myself from him.

¹²For 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:

¹³But it was you, a man like me, my companion, and my familiar friend.

¹³But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.

¹⁴We took sweet fellowship together. We walked in God’s house with company.

¹⁴We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.

¹⁵Let death come suddenly on them. Let them go down alive into Sheol. For wickedness is among them, in their dwelling.

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

¹⁶As for me, I will call on God. The LORD will save me.

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

¹⁷Evening, morning, and at noon, I will cry out in distress. He will hear my voice.

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

¹⁸He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, although there are many who oppose me.

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

¹⁹God, who is enthroned forever, will hear and answer them. They never change, who don’t fear God.

¹⁹God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.

²⁰He raises his hands against his friends. He has violated his covenant.

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

²¹His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.

²¹The 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.

²²Cast your burden on the LORD and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.

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

²³But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in you.

²³But 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.