Psalm 55
New King James Version
Trust in God Concerning the Treachery of Friends
To the Chief Musician. With [a]stringed instruments. A [b]Contemplation of David.
55 Give ear to my prayer, O God,
And do not hide Yourself from my supplication.
2 Attend to me, and hear me;
I (A)am[c] restless in my complaint, and moan noisily,
3 Because of the voice of the enemy,
Because of the oppression of the wicked;
(B)For they bring down trouble upon me,
And in wrath they hate me.
4 (C)My heart is severely pained within me,
And the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
5 Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me,
And horror has overwhelmed me.
6 So I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
I would fly away and be at rest.
7 Indeed, I would wander far off,
And remain in the wilderness. Selah
8 I would hasten my escape
From the windy storm and tempest.”
9 Destroy, O Lord, and divide their [d]tongues,
For I have seen (D)violence and strife in the city.
10 Day and night they go around it on its walls;
(E)Iniquity and trouble are also in the midst of it.
11 Destruction is in its midst;
(F)Oppression and deceit do not depart from its streets.
12 (G)For it is not an enemy who reproaches me;
Then I could bear it.
Nor is it one who hates me who has (H)exalted himself against me;
Then I could hide from him.
13 But it was you, a man my equal,
(I)My companion and my acquaintance.
14 We took sweet counsel together,
And (J)walked to the house of God in the throng.
15 Let death seize them;
Let them (K)go down alive into [e]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 (L)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 (M)there were many against me.
19 God will hear, and afflict them,
(N)Even He who abides from of old. Selah
Because they do not change,
Therefore they do not fear God.
20 He has (O)put forth his hands against those who (P)were at peace with him;
He has broken his [f]covenant.
21 (Q)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 (R)Cast your burden on the Lord,
And (S)He shall sustain you;
He shall never permit the righteous to be [g]moved.
23 But You, O God, shall bring them down to the pit of destruction;
(T)Bloodthirsty and deceitful men (U)shall not live out half their days;
But I will trust in You.
Footnotes
- Psalm 55:1 Heb. neginoth
- Psalm 55:1 Heb. Maschil
- Psalm 55:2 wander
- Psalm 55:9 speech, their counsel
- Psalm 55:15 Or Sheol
- Psalm 55:20 treaty
- Psalm 55:22 shaken
시편 55
Korean Living Bible
친구에게 배반당한 자의 기도
(다윗의 교훈시. 성가대 지휘자를 따라 현악기에 맞춰 부른 노래)
55 하나님이시여,
내 기도를 들으시고
나의 간절한 부르짖음을
외면하지 마소서.
2 나에게 귀를 기울이시고
응답하소서.
내 마음이 근심으로 편치 못하여
탄식합니다.
3 내가 내 원수들의 위협에
두려움을 느끼며
악인들의 압력에
시달리고 있습니다.
그들이 나에게 고통을 주며
원한을 품고
나를 미워하고 있습니다.
4 내가 마음으로
심히 괴로워하는 것은
죽음의 공포가 나를 엄습함이라.
5 두려움과 떨림이 나를 둘렀으니
내가 무서운 공포에
사로잡히는구나.
6 내가 비둘기처럼 날개가 있다면
날아가서 편히 쉴 수 있을 텐데.
7 [a]내가 날개가 있다면
멀리 날아가
광야에서 안식할 것이며
8 빨리 피난처를 찾아서
폭풍과 광풍을 피할 수 있으리라.
9 여호와여,
악인들을 당황하게 하시고
그들의 말을 혼란하게 하소서.
내가 성 안에서
폭력과 투쟁이 있음을 보았습니다.
10 그들이 밤낮
성벽 위를 돌아다니므로
성 안에는 죄악과 악습이
도사리고 있습니다.
11 그 곳에는 폭력이 판을 치고
거리에는 협박과 사기 행위가
떠날 날이 없습니다.
12 나를 조롱한 자가 내 원수였다면
내가 그것을 참을 수 있었으리라.
나에게 거드름을 피우는 자가
나의 대적이었다면
내가 그를 피하여
숨을 수 있었으리라.
13 그러나 그는 바로 너였다.
나의 동료요 나의 동무이며
나의 가까운 친구가 아닌가!
14 우리는 함께 다니며
재미있는 이야기도 나누고
성전에도 함께 드나들었다.
15 사망아,
내 원수들을 붙잡아
산 채로 [b]무덤 속에 처넣어라.
악이 그들의 집과 마음에
자리를 잡았다.
16 그러나 나는
하나님을 소리쳐 부를 것이니
여호와께서 나를 구원하시리라.
17 내가 아침에도, 정오와 저녁에도
안타깝게 부르짖을 것이니
여호와께서 내 소리를 들으실 것이다.
18 비록 나를 대적하는 자가 많아도
그가 나를 전쟁에서
안전하게 구하시리라.
19 영원히 계신 하나님이
나의 부르짖음을 들으시고
그들을 벌하실 것이니
그들은 자기들의 태도를
바꾸지 않고
하나님을 두려워하지 않는
자들이다.
20 나의 동무는
자기 친구인 나를 배반하고
자기가 한 약속을 어겼다.
21 그의 입은 버터보다 매끄러우나
그 마음속에는 전쟁이 일고 있으며
그의 말은 기름보다 부드러우나
칼처럼 날카롭다.
22 네 짐을 여호와께 맡겨 버려라.
그가 너를 붙드시리라.
그는 의로운 자들이 넘어지는 것을
허락하지 않으실 것이다.
23 하나님이시여, 주께서 내 원수들을
파멸의 구덩이에
던져 넣으실 것이므로
살인자들과 사기꾼들은
자기 수명의 절반도
살지 못할 것입니다.
그러나 나는 주를 의지합니다.
Psalm 55
English Standard Version
Cast Your Burden on the Lord
To the choirmaster: with (A)stringed instruments. A Maskil[a] of David.
55 (B)Give ear to my prayer, O God,
and hide not yourself from my plea for mercy!
2 Attend to me, and answer me;
I am restless (C)in my complaint and I (D)moan,
3 because of the noise of the enemy,
because of the oppression of the wicked.
For they (E)drop trouble upon me,
and in anger they bear a grudge against me.
4 My heart is in anguish within me;
(F)the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
5 Fear and trembling come upon me,
and (G)horror (H)overwhelms me.
6 And I say, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
I would fly away and be at rest;
7 (I)yes, I would wander far away;
I would lodge in the wilderness; Selah
8 I would hurry to find a shelter
from (J)the raging wind and tempest.”
9 Destroy, O Lord, (K)divide their tongues;
for I see (L)violence and strife in the city.
10 Day and night they go around it
on its walls,
and (M)iniquity and trouble are within it;
11 ruin is in its midst;
(N)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 (O)deals insolently with me—
then I could hide from him.
13 (P)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 (Q)the throng.
15 Let death steal over them;
let them go down to Sheol (R)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 (S)Evening and (T)morning and at (U)noon
I (V)utter my complaint and moan,
and he hears my voice.
18 He redeems my soul in safety
from the battle that I wage,
for (W)many are arrayed against me.
19 God will give ear and humble them,
he who is (X)enthroned from of old, Selah
because they do not (Y)change
and do not fear God.
20 My companion[b] (Z)stretched out his hand against his friends;
he violated his covenant.
21 His (AA)speech was (AB)smooth as butter,
yet war was in his heart;
his words were softer than oil,
yet they were (AC)drawn swords.
22 (AD)Cast your burden on the Lord,
and he will sustain you;
(AE)he will never permit
the righteous to be moved.
23 But you, O God, (AF)will cast them down
into (AG)the pit of destruction;
men of (AH)blood and treachery
shall not (AI)live out half their days.
But I will (AJ)trust in you.
Footnotes
- Psalm 55:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
- Psalm 55:20 Hebrew He
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