Mga Awit 55
Magandang Balita Biblia
Panalangin ng Isang Pinagtaksilan ng Kaibigan
Isang Maskil[a] ni David, upang awitin ng Punong Mang-aawit; sa saliw ng mga instrumentong may kuwerdas.
55 Ang panalangin ko, O Diyos, pakinggan,
mga daing ko ay huwag namang layuan.
2 Lingapin mo ako, ako ay sagipin,
sa bigat ng aking mga suliranin.
3 Sa maraming banta ng mga kaaway,
nalilito ako't hindi mapalagay.
Ang dulot sa akin nila'y kaguluhan,
namumuhi sila't may galit ngang tunay.
4 Itong aking puso'y tigib na ng lumbay,
sa aking takot na ako ay pumanaw.
5 Sa tindi ng takot, ako'y nanginginig,
sinasaklot ako ng sindak na labis.
6 Wika ko, “Kung ako lamang ay may pakpak, parang kalapati, ako ay lilipad;
hahanapin ko ang dakong panatag.
7 Aking liliparin ang malayong lugar,
at doon sa ilang ako mananahan. (Selah)[b]
8 Ako ay hahanap agad ng kanlungan
upang makaiwas sa bagyong darating.”
9 Sila ay wasakin, Yahweh, guluhin mo; pag-uusap nila'y bayaang malito,
yamang karahasan ang nakikita ko, at sa lunsod nila ay nagkakagulo.
10 Sa lunsod na puno ng sama't ligalig,
araw-gabi'y doon sila lumiligid;
11 Sa gitna ng lunsod na wasak nang tunay, naghahari pa rin ang katiwalian;
pati pang-aapi ay nasasaksihan.
12 Kaya kong mabata at mapagtiisan,
kung ang mangungutya ay isang kaaway;
kung ang maghahambog ay isang kalaban,
kayang-kaya ko pang siya'y pagtaguan!
13 Ang mahirap nito'y tunay kong kasama,
aking kaibigang itinuturing pa!
14 Dati'y kausap ko sa bawat sandali
at maging sa templo, kasama kong lagi.
15 Biglang kamatayan nawa ay dumating,
ihuhulog ng buháy, sa daigdig ng mga patay;
sa kanilang puso't maging sa tahanan, yaong naghahari'y pawang kasamaan.
16 Kay Yahweh lang ako hihingi ng saklolo;
aking natitiyak, ililigtas ako.
17 Sa umaga't hapon, maging sa gabi rin.
Aking itataghoy ang mga hinaing,
at ang aking tinig ay kanyang diringgin.
18 Ililigtas ako mula sa labanan,
at pababaliking taglay ang tagumpay,
matapos gapiin ang mga kaaway.
19 Ang Diyos na hari sa mula't mula pa
ay diringgin ako, lulupigin sila; (Selah)[c]
pagkat ni sa kanya'y wala silang takot,
ayaw nang magbago at magbalik-loob.
20 Itong taong dati'y aking kasamahan, mga kaibiga'y kanyang kinalaban;
at hindi tumupad sa 'ming kasunduan.
21 Ang dulas ng dila'y parang mantekilya,
ngunit nasa puso pagkapoot niya;
ang mga salita niya'y tulad ng langis,
ngunit parang tabak ang talas at tulis.
22 Ilagak kay Yahweh iyong suliranin,
aalalayan ka't ipagtatanggol rin;
ang taong matuwid, di niya bibiguin.
23 Ngunit ang bulaan at mamamatay-tao,
O Diyos, sa hukay, sila'y itapon mo.
Hindi magtatagal, ang buhay nila sa daigdig,
ngunit tanging sa Diyos ako ay mananalig.
Footnotes
- Mga Awit 55:1 MASKIL: Tingnan ang Awit 32.
- Mga Awit 55:7 SELAH: Tingnan ang Awit 3:2.
- Mga Awit 55:19 SELAH: Tingnan ang Awit 3:2.
Psalm 55
Lexham English Bible
Betrayal of a Friend and Trust in God
For the music director, with stringed instruments.
A maskil of David.[a]
55 Give ear, O God, to my prayer,
and do not hide yourself from my plea.
2 Attend to me and answer me.
I am restless in my lamenting and I groan,
3 because of the voice of an enemy,
because of the oppression of the wicked,
because they bring down evil on me,
and in anger they hold a grudge against me.
4 My heart trembles within me,
and deathly terrors fall on me.
5 Fear and trembling come on me,
and horror overwhelms me.
6 So I say, “Oh, that[b] I had wings like a dove.
I would fly away and be at rest.
7 Look, I would flee far away.
I would dwell in the wilderness. Selah
8 I would hurry to my refuge
from the raging wind and storm.”
9 Confuse, O Lord; divide their speech,
because I see violence and strife in the city.
10 Day and night they go around it on its walls,
and iniquity and trouble are in its midst.
11 Destruction is within it,
and oppression and deceit
do not depart from its public square.
12 For it is not an enemy that taunts me,
or I could bear it.
It is not one who hates me that magnifies himself over me,
or I could hide myself from him.
13 But it is you, a man my equal,
my friend and confidant.
14 We who would take sweet counsel together;
in the house[c] of God
we would walk with the throng.
15 Let death deceive them. May they descend to Sheol alive,
because evil is in their home and heart.[d]
16 As for me, I will call to God,
and Yahweh will save me.
17 Morning, noon and night[e] I will lament and groan loudly,
and he will hear my voice.
18 He safely redeems my life from the battle against me,[f]
because those standing against me are among many.
19 God will hear and answer them,[g]
he who is enthroned from of old, Selah
Because they do not change,
and they do not fear God.
20 He has put forth his hands against his friends;[h]
he has defiled his covenant.
21 The buttery words[i] of his mouth were smooth,
but there was battle in his heart.
His words were smoother than oil,
but they were drawn swords.
22 Cast your burden on Yahweh,
and he will sustain you.
He will never allow the righteous to be moved.[j]
23 But you, O God, you will bring them down to the pit of corruption.
The men of bloodshed and deceit will not live half their days,
but I will trust you.
Footnotes
- Psalm 55:1 The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one
- Psalm 55:6 Literally “Who will give that”
- Psalm 55:14 Or “temple”
- Psalm 55:15 Literally “inward part”
- Psalm 55:17 Literally “evening and morning and noon”
- Psalm 55:18 Or “my battle”
- Psalm 55:19 Or “and humble them”
- Psalm 55:20 Literally “those at peace with him”
- Psalm 55:21 Literally “butter”
- Psalm 55:22 Or “shaken”
Psalm 55
Names of God Bible
Psalm 55
For the choir director; on stringed instruments; a maskil by David.
1 Open your ears to my prayer, O Elohim.
Do not hide from my plea for mercy.
2 Pay attention to me, and answer me.
My thoughts are restless, and I am confused
3 because my enemy shouts at me
and a wicked person persecutes me.
They bring misery crashing down on me,
and they attack me out of anger.
4 My heart is in turmoil.
The terrors of death have seized me.
5 Fear and trembling have overcome me.
Horror has overwhelmed me.
6 I said, “If only I had wings like a dove—
I would fly away and find rest.
7 Indeed, I would run far away.
I would stay in the desert. Selah
8 I would hurry to find shelter
from the raging wind and storm.”
9 Completely confuse their language, O Adonay,
because I see violence and conflict in the city.
10 Day and night they go around on top of the city walls.
Trouble and misery are everywhere.
11 Destruction is everywhere.
Oppression and fraud never leave the streets.[a]
12 If an enemy had insulted me,
then I could bear it.
If someone who hated me had attacked me,
then I could hide from him.
13 But it is you, my equal,
my best friend,
one I knew so well!
14 We used to talk to each other in complete confidence
and walk into Elohim’s house with the festival crowds.
15 Let death suddenly take wicked people!
Let them go into the grave while they are still alive,
because evil lives in their homes as well as in their hearts.
16 But I call on Elohim,
and Yahweh saves me.
17 Morning, noon, and night I complain and groan,
and he listens to my voice.
18 With his peace, he will rescue my soul
from the war waged against me,
because there are many soldiers fighting against me.
19 El will listen.
The one who has sat enthroned from the beginning
will deal with them. Selah
They never change. They never fear Elohim.
20 My best friend has betrayed his friends.
He has broken his solemn promise.
21 His speech is smoother than butter,
but there is war in his heart.
His words are more soothing than oil,
but they are like swords ready to attack.
22 Turn your burdens over to Yahweh,
and he will take care of you.
He will never let the righteous person stumble.
23 But you, O Elohim, will throw wicked people into the deepest pit.
Bloodthirsty and deceitful people will not live out half their days.
But I will trust you.
Footnotes
- Psalm 55:11 Or “its marketplace.”
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