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Psalm 54-56
Common English Bible
Psalm 54-56
Common English Bible
Psalm 54
For the music leader. With stringed instruments. A maskil[a] of David, when the Ziphites came and said to Saul, “Isn’t David hiding among us?”
54 God! Save me by your name;
defend me by your might!
2 God! Hear my prayer;
listen to the words of my mouth!
3 The proud have come up against me;
violent people want me dead.
They pay no attention to God. Selah
4 But look here: God is my helper;
my Lord sustains my life.
5 He will bring disaster on my opponents.
By your faithfulness, God, destroy them!
6 I will sacrifice to you freely;
I will give thanks to your name, Lord,
because it’s so good,
7 and because God has delivered me
from every distress.
My eyes have seen my enemies’ defeat.[b]
Psalm 55
For the music leader. With stringed instruments. A maskil[c] of David.
55 God, listen to my prayer;
don’t avoid my request!
2 Pay attention! Answer me!
I can’t sit still while complaining.
I’m beside myself
3 over the enemy’s noise,
at the wicked person’s racket,
because they bring disaster on me
and harass me furiously.
4 My heart pounds in my chest
because death’s terrors have reached me.
5 Fear and trembling have come upon me;
I’m shaking all over.
6 I say to myself,
I wish I had wings like a dove!
I’d fly away and rest.
7 I’d run so far away!
I’d live in the desert. Selah
8 I’d hurry to my hideout,
far from the rushing wind and storm.
9 Baffle them, my Lord!
Confuse their language
because I see violence and conflict in the city.
10 Day and night they make their rounds on its walls,
and evil and misery live inside it.
11 Disaster lives inside it;
oppression and fraud never leave the town square.
12 It’s not an enemy that is insulting me—
I could handle that.
It’s not someone who hates me
who is exalted over me—
I could hide from them.
13 No. It’s you, my equal,
my close companion, my good friend!
14 It was so pleasant when
together we entered God’s house with the crowd.
15 Let death devastate my enemies;
let them go to the grave[d] alive
because evil lives with them—
even inside them!
16 But I call out to God,
and the Lord will rescue me.
17 At evening, morning, and midday
I complain and moan
so that God will hear my voice.
18 He saves me,[e] unharmed, from my struggle,
though there are many who are out to get me.
19 God, who is enthroned from ancient days,
will hear and humble them Selah
because they don’t change
and they don’t worship God.
20 My friend attacked his allies,
breaking his covenant.
21 Though his talk is smoother than butter,
war is in his heart;
though his words are more silky than oil,
they are really drawn swords:
22 “Cast your burden on the Lord—
he will support you!
God will never let the righteous be shaken!”
23 But you, God, bring the wicked
down to the deepest pit.
Let bloodthirsty and treacherous people
not live out even half their days.
But me? I trust in you!
Psalm 56
For the music leader. According to “The Silent Dove of Distant Places.” A miktam[f] of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.
56 God, have mercy on me because I’m being trampled.
All day long the enemy oppresses me.
2 My attackers trample me all day long
because I have so many enemies.
Exalted one, 3 whenever I’m afraid,
I put my trust in you—
4 in God, whose word I praise.
I trust in God; I won’t be afraid.
What can mere flesh do to me?
5 All day long they frustrate my pursuits;
all their thoughts are evil against me.
6 They get together and set an ambush—
they are watching my steps,
hoping for my death.
7 Don’t rescue them for any reason!
In wrath bring down the people, God!
8 You yourself have kept track of my misery.
Put my tears into your bottle—
aren’t they on your scroll already?
9 Then my enemies will retreat when I cry out.
I know this because God is mine.
10 God: whose word I praise.
The Lord: whose word I praise.
11 I trust in God; I won’t be afraid.
What can anyone do to me?
12 I will fulfill my promises to you, God.
I will present thanksgiving offerings to you
13 because you have saved my life from death,
saved my feet from stumbling
so that I can walk before God in the light of life.
Notas al pie
- Psalm 54:1 Perhaps instruction
- Psalm 54:7 Heb lacks defeat.
- Psalm 55:1 Perhaps instruction
- Psalm 55:15 Heb Sheol
- Psalm 55:18 Or my life or soul
- Psalm 56:1 Perhaps inscription
Psalm 54-56
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Psalm 54-56
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Psalm 54[a]
For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil[b] of David. When the Ziphites(A) had gone to Saul and said, “Is not David hiding among us?”
1 Save me(B), O God, by your name;(C)
vindicate me by your might.(D)
2 Hear my prayer, O God;(E)
listen to the words of my mouth.
3 Arrogant foes are attacking me;(F)
ruthless people(G) are trying to kill me(H)—
people without regard for God.[c](I)
6 I will sacrifice a freewill offering(N) to you;
I will praise(O) your name, Lord, for it is good.(P)
7 You have delivered me(Q) from all my troubles,
and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.(R)
Psalm 55[d]
For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil[e] of David.
1 Listen to my prayer, O God,
do not ignore my plea;(S)
2 hear me and answer me.(T)
My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught(U)
3 because of what my enemy is saying,
because of the threats of the wicked;
for they bring down suffering on me(V)
and assail(W) me in their anger.(X)
4 My heart is in anguish(Y) within me;
the terrors(Z) of death have fallen on me.
5 Fear and trembling(AA) have beset me;
horror(AB) has overwhelmed me.
6 I said, “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove!
I would fly away and be at rest.
7 I would flee far away
and stay in the desert;[f](AC)
8 I would hurry to my place of shelter,(AD)
far from the tempest and storm.(AE)”
9 Lord, confuse the wicked, confound their words,(AF)
for I see violence and strife(AG) in the city.(AH)
10 Day and night they prowl(AI) about on its walls;
malice and abuse are within it.
11 Destructive forces(AJ) are at work in the city;
threats and lies(AK) 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,(AL)
14 with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship(AM)
at the house of God,(AN)
as we walked about
among the worshipers.
15 Let death take my enemies by surprise;(AO)
let them go down alive to the realm of the dead,(AP)
for evil finds lodging among them.
16 As for me, I call to God,
and the Lord saves me.
17 Evening,(AQ) morning(AR) and noon(AS)
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,(AT)
who does not change—
he will hear(AU) them and humble them,
because they have no fear of God.(AV)
20 My companion attacks his friends;(AW)
he violates his covenant.(AX)
21 His talk is smooth as butter,(AY)
yet war is in his heart;
his words are more soothing than oil,(AZ)
yet they are drawn swords.(BA)
22 Cast your cares on the Lord
and he will sustain you;(BB)
he will never let
the righteous be shaken.(BC)
23 But you, God, will bring down the wicked
into the pit(BD) of decay;
the bloodthirsty and deceitful(BE)
will not live out half their days.(BF)
But as for me, I trust in you.(BG)
Psalm 56[g]
For the director of music. To the tune of “A Dove on Distant Oaks.” Of David. A miktam.[h] When the Philistines had seized him in Gath.
1 Be merciful to me,(BH) my God,
for my enemies are in hot pursuit;(BI)
all day long they press their attack.(BJ)
2 My adversaries pursue me all day long;(BK)
in their pride many are attacking me.(BL)
3 When I am afraid,(BM) I put my trust in you.(BN)
4 In God, whose word I praise—(BO)
in God I trust and am not afraid.(BP)
What can mere mortals do to me?(BQ)
5 All day long they twist my words;(BR)
all their schemes are for my ruin.
6 They conspire,(BS) they lurk,
they watch my steps,(BT)
hoping to take my life.(BU)
7 Because of their wickedness do not[i] let them escape;(BV)
in your anger, God, bring the nations down.(BW)
8 Record my misery;
list my tears on your scroll[j](BX)—
are they not in your record?(BY)
9 Then my enemies will turn back(BZ)
when I call for help.(CA)
By this I will know that God is for me.(CB)
10 In God, whose word I praise,
in the Lord, whose word I praise—
11 in God I trust and am not afraid.
What can man do to me?
Notas al pie
- Psalm 54:1 In Hebrew texts 54:1-7 is numbered 54:3-9.
- Psalm 54:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
- Psalm 54:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
- Psalm 55:1 In Hebrew texts 55:1-23 is numbered 55:2-24.
- Psalm 55:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
- Psalm 55:7 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and in the middle of verse 19.
- Psalm 56:1 In Hebrew texts 56:1-13 is numbered 56:2-14.
- Psalm 56:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
- Psalm 56:7 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text does not have do not.
- Psalm 56:8 Or misery; / put my tears in your wineskin
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