Chapter 55
1לַמְנַצֵּחַ בִּנְגִינֹת מַשְׂכִּיל לְדָוִֽדFor the leader; with instrumental music. A maskil of David.
2הַאֲזִינָה אֱלֹהִים תְּפִלָּתִי וְאַל־תִּתְעַלַּם מִתְּחִנָּתִֽיGive ear, O God, to my prayer; do not ignore my plea;
3הַקְשִׁיבָה לִּי וַעֲנֵנִי אָרִיד בְּשִׂיחִי וְאָהִֽימָהpay heed to me and answer me. I am tossed about, complaining and moaning
4מִקּוֹל אוֹיֵב מִפְּנֵי עָקַת רָשָׁע כִּֽי־יָמִיטוּ עָלַי אָוֶן וּבְאַף יִשְׂטְמֽוּנִיat the clamor of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked; for they bring evil upon me and furiously harass me.
5לִבִּי יָחִיל בְּקִרְבִּי וְאֵימוֹת מָוֶת נָפְלוּ עָלָֽיMy heart is convulsed within me; terrors of death assail me.
6יִרְאָה וָרַעַד יָבֹא בִי וַתְּכַסֵּנִי פַּלָּצֽוּתFear and trembling invade me; I am clothed with horror.
7וָאֹמַר מִֽי־יִתֶּן־לִי אֵבֶר כַּיּוֹנָה אָעוּפָה וְאֶשְׁכֹּֽנָהI said, “O that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and find rest;
8הִנֵּה אַרְחִיק נְדֹד אָלִין בַּמִּדְבָּר סֶֽלָהsurely, I would flee far off; I would lodge in the wilderness; selah
9אָחִישָׁה מִפְלָט לִי מֵרוּחַ סֹעָה מִסָּֽעַרI would soon find me a refuge from the sweeping wind, from the tempest.”
10בַּלַּע אֲדֹנָי פַּלַּג לְשׁוֹנָם כִּֽי־רָאִיתִי חָמָס וְרִיב בָּעִֽירO my Sovereign, confound their speech, confuse it! For I see lawlessness and strife in the city;
11יוֹמָם וָלַיְלָה יְסוֹבְבֻהָ עַל־חוֹמֹתֶיהָ וְאָוֶן וְעָמָל בְּקִרְבָּֽהּday and night they make their rounds on its walls; evil and mischief are inside it.
12הַוּוֹת בְּקִרְבָּהּ וְֽלֹא־יָמִישׁ מֵרְחֹבָהּ תֹּךְ וּמִרְמָֽהMalice is within it; fraud and deceit never leave its square.
13כִּי לֹֽא־אוֹיֵב יְחָֽרְפֵנִי וְאֶשָּׂא לֹא־מְשַׂנְאִי עָלַי הִגְדִּיל וְאֶסָּתֵר מִמֶּֽנּוּIt is not an enemy who reviles me —I could bear that; it is not my foe who boasts against me —for then I could hide;
14וְאַתָּה אֱנוֹשׁ כְּעֶרְכִּי אַלּוּפִי וּמְיֻדָּעִֽיbut it is you, my equal, my companion, my friend;
15אֲשֶׁר יַחְדָּו נַמְתִּיק סוֹד בְּבֵית אֱלֹהִים נְהַלֵּךְ בְּרָֽגֶשׁsweet was our fellowship; we walked together in God’s house.
16(ישימות) [יַשִּׁי מָוֶת ] עָלֵימוֹ יֵרְדוּ שְׁאוֹל חַיִּים כִּֽי־רָעוֹת בִּמְגוּרָם בְּקִרְבָּֽםLet [God] incite death against them; may they go down alive into Sheol! For where they dwell, there evil is.
17אֲנִי אֶל־אֱלֹהִים אֶקְרָא וַיהֹוָה יוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִיAs for me, I call to God; GOD will deliver me.
18עֶרֶב וָבֹקֶר וְצׇהֳרַיִם אָשִׂיחָה וְאֶהֱמֶה וַיִּשְׁמַע קוֹלִֽיEvening, morning, and noon, I complain and moan, and my voice is heard.
19פָּדָה בְשָׁלוֹם נַפְשִׁי מִקְּרׇב־לִי כִּֽי־בְרַבִּים הָיוּ עִמָּדִֽי[God] redeems me unharmed from the battle against me; it is as though many are on my side.
20יִשְׁמַע אֵל וְֽיַעֲנֵם וְיֹשֵׁב קֶדֶם סֶלָה אֲשֶׁר אֵין חֲלִיפוֹת לָמוֹ וְלֹא יָרְאוּ אֱלֹהִֽיםGod who has reigned from the first, who will have no successor, hears and humbles those who show no reverence. Selah.
21שָׁלַח יָדָיו בִּשְׁלֹמָיו חִלֵּל בְּרִיתֽוֹMy companion caused harm to allies and broke a pact—
22חָלְקוּ מַחְמָאֹת פִּיו וּֽקְרָב־לִבּוֹ רַכּוּ דְבָרָיו מִשֶּׁמֶן וְהֵמָּה פְתִחֽוֹתwith talk smoother than butter, yet with a mind set on war; with words that were softer than oil, yet in fact were drawn swords.
23הַשְׁלֵךְ עַל־יְהֹוָה יְהָבְךָ וְהוּא יְכַלְכְּלֶךָ לֹא־יִתֵּן לְעוֹלָם מוֹט לַצַּדִּֽיקCast your burden on GOD and you will be sustained; the righteous will never be allowed to collapse.
24וְאַתָּה אֱלֹהִים תּוֹרִדֵם לִבְאֵר שַׁחַת אַנְשֵׁי דָמִים וּמִרְמָה לֹא־יֶחֱצוּ יְמֵיהֶם וַאֲנִי אֶבְטַח־בָּֽךְFor You, O God, will bring them down to the nethermost Pit— those treacherous murderers; they shall not live out half their days— but I trust in You.