Psalms 55

¹Listenהַאֲזִ֣ינָהha·’ă·zî·nāh — to listen, give ear, hear attentivelyH238 — Full Word Study → to my prayerתְּפִלָּתִ֑יtə·p̄il·lā·ṯî — Prayer; formal or spontaneous petition to GodH8605 — Full Word Study →, O Godאֱ֭לֹהִים’ĕ·lō·hîm — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study →, and do notוְאַל־wə·’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → ignoreתִּ֝תְעַלַּ֗םtiṯ·‘al·lam — to hide, conceal, or act in secretH5956 — Full Word Study → my pleaמִתְּחִנָּתִֽי׃mit·tə·ḥin·nā·ṯî — Earnest petition or plea; humble supplicationH8467 — Full Word Study →. ²Attendהַקְשִׁ֣יבָהhaq·šî·ḇāh — To listen attentively; to give heedH7181 — Full Word Study → to me and answer meוַעֲנֵ֑נִיwa·‘ă·nê·nî — To answer, respond, or testifyH6030 — Full Word Study →. I am restlessאָרִ֖יד’ā·rîḏ — To rule, dominate, have dominion overH7300 — Full Word Study → in my complaintבְּשִׂיחִ֣יbə·śî·ḥî — Complaint, meditation, or speech; utterance of the heartH7879 — Full Word Study →, and distraughtוְאָהִֽימָה׃wə·’ā·hî·māh — to make noise, roar, rage, or disturbH1949 — Full Word Study → ³at the voiceמִקּ֤וֹלmiq·qō·wl — voice, sound, or cryH6963 — Full Word Study → of the enemyאוֹיֵ֗ב’ō·w·yêḇ — Enemy; adversary; one who opposesH341 — Full Word Study →, atמִפְּנֵ֣יmip·pə·nê — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study → the pressureעָקַ֣ת‘ā·qaṯ — Oppression, pressure, distressH6125 — Full Word Study → of the wickedרָשָׁ֑עrā·šā‘ — wicked, guilty, morally corruptH7563 — Full Word Study →. Forכִּי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → they release disasterאָ֝֗וֶן’ā·wen — Evil, wickedness, iniquity, or worthlessnessH205 — Full Word Study → upon meעָלַ֥י‘ā·lay — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → and revile me in their angerוּבְאַ֥ףū·ḇə·’ap̄ — Anger, wrath, face, or noseH639 — Full Word Study →. ⁴My heartלִ֭בִּיlib·bî — Heart; the center of emotion, will, and intellectH3820 — Full Word Study → murmurs within meבְּקִרְבִּ֑יbə·qir·bî — midst, inner part, heart, inward beingH7130 — Full Word Study →, and the terrorsוְאֵימ֥וֹתwə·’ê·mō·wṯ — Terror, dread, fearful aweH367 — Full Word Study → of deathמָ֝֗וֶתmā·weṯ — death, the state of being deadH4194 — Full Word Study → assailנָפְל֥וּnā·p̄ə·lū — to fall; collapse; perishH5307 — Full Word Study → meעָלָֽי׃‘ā·lāy — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study →. ⁵Fearיִרְאָ֣הyir·’āh — Fear, reverence, dread, or aweH3374 — Full Word Study → and tremblingוָ֭רַעַדwā·ra·‘aḏ — trembling, shuddering, quakingH7461 — Full Word Study → gripיָ֣בֹאyā·ḇō — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study → me, and horrorפַּלָּצֽוּת׃pal·lā·ṣūṯ — Trembling fear, shuddering dreadH6427 — Full Word Study → has overwhelmed meוַ֝תְּכַסֵּ֗נִיwat·tə·ḵas·sê·nî — to cover, conceal, hideH3680 — Full Word Study →. ⁶I saidוָאֹמַ֗רwā·’ō·mar — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →, “Ohמִֽי־mî- — who? what person?H4310 — Full Word Study →, thatיִתֶּן־yit·ten- — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → I had wingsאֵ֭בֶר’ê·ḇer — wing; extension or protectionH83 — Full Word Study → like a doveכַּיּוֹנָ֗הkay·yō·w·nāh — dove or pigeon; symbol of purity and innocenceH3123 — Full Word Study →! I would fly awayאָע֥וּפָה’ā·‘ū·p̄āh — to fly; to faint or grow wearyH5774 — Full Word Study → and find restוְאֶשְׁכֹּֽנָה׃wə·’eš·kō·nāh — To dwell, inhabit, or settle in a placeH7931 — Full Word Study →. ⁷Howהִ֭נֵּהhin·nêh — Look! Behold! Pay attention!H2009 — Full Word Study → far awayאַרְחִ֣יק’ar·ḥîq — to be far, remove, distance oneselfH7368 — Full Word Study → I would fleeנְדֹ֑דnə·ḏōḏ — to wander, flee, or scatter awayH5074 — Full Word Study →! In the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֣רbam·miḏ·bār — Desert; wilderness; pasture; speechH4057 — Full Word Study → I would remainאָלִ֖ין’ā·lîn — to lodge, dwell, or remain (overnight or permanently)H3885 — Full Word Study →. Selahסֶֽלָה׃se·lāh — Pause or SelahH5542 — Full Word Study → ⁸I would hurryאָחִ֣ישָׁה’ā·ḥî·šāh — To hurry; to hasten with eagernessH2363 — Full Word Study → to my shelterמִפְלָ֣טmip̄·lāṭ — Escape, refuge, or way of escapeH4655 — Full Word Study →, far from this ragingמֵר֖וּחַmê·rū·aḥ — Spirit, breath, wind, or inner dispositionH7307 — Full Word Study → tempestמִסָּֽעַר׃mis·sā·‘ar — A violent storm, tempest, or whirlwindH5591 — Full Word Study →.” ⁹O Lordאֲ֭דֹנָי’ă·ḏō·nāy — Master, LordH136 — Full Word Study →, confuseבַּלַּ֣עbal·la‘ — to swallow, devour, consume completelyH1104 — Full Word Study → and confoundפַּלַּ֣גpal·laḡ — to divide, split, or cleave apartH6385 — Full Word Study → their speechלְשׁוֹנָ֑םlə·šō·w·nām — Tongue; language; speechH3956 — Full Word Study →, forכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → I seeרָאִ֨יתִיrā·’î·ṯî — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study → violenceחָמָ֖סḥā·mās — Violence, cruelty, or wrongful harmH2555 — Full Word Study → and strifeוְרִ֣יבwə·rîḇ — Strife, contention, legal disputeH7379 — Full Word Study → in the cityבָּעִֽיר׃bā·‘îr — City; fortified settlement or townH5892 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁰Dayיוֹמָ֤םyō·w·mām — During the day; daytime; by dayH3119 — Full Word Study → and nightוָלַ֗יְלָהwā·lay·lāh — Night, darkness, the period of darknessH3915 — Full Word Study → they encircleיְסוֹבְבֻ֥הָyə·sō·wḇ·ḇu·hā — to turn, surround, go aroundH5437 — Full Word Study → the wallsחוֹמֹתֶ֑יהָḥō·w·mō·ṯe·hā — A fortified wall or defensive barrierH2346 — Full Word Study →, while maliceוְאָ֖וֶןwə·’ā·wen — Evil, wickedness, iniquity, or worthlessnessH205 — Full Word Study → and troubleוְעָמָ֣לwə·‘ā·māl — Labor, toil, trouble, or arduous workH5999 — Full Word Study → lie within. ¹¹Destructionהַוּ֥וֹתhaw·wō·wṯ — Calamity, destruction, ruin, wickednessH1942 — Full Word Study → is within; oppressionתֹּ֣ךְtōḵ — Deceit, fraud, or deceptionH8496 — Full Word Study → and deceitוּמִרְמָֽה׃ū·mir·māh — deceit, treachery, or cunning deceptionH4820 — Full Word Study → neverוְֽלֹא־wə·lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → leaveיָמִ֥ישׁyā·mîš — to depart, remove, or ceaseH4185 — Full Word Study → the streetsמֵ֝רְחֹבָ֗הּmê·rə·ḥō·ḇāh — public square, street, plazaH7339 — Full Word Study →. ¹²Forכִּ֤יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → it is notלֹֽא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → an enemyאוֹיֵ֥ב’ō·w·yêḇ — Enemy; adversary; one who opposesH341 — Full Word Study → who insults meיְחָֽרְפֵ֗נִיyə·ḥā·rə·p̄ê·nî — to reproach, defy, or insult; to blasphemeH2778 — Full Word Study →; that I could endureוְאֶ֫שָּׂ֥אwə·’eś·śā — To lift up, raise, or bear; to carry or supportH5375 — Full Word Study →. It is notלֹֽא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → a foeמְ֭שַׂנְאִיmə·śan·’î — to hate, despise, regard with hostilityH8130 — Full Word Study → who risesהִגְדִּ֑ילhiḡ·dîl — to grow, become great, magnifyH1431 — Full Word Study → against meעָלַ֣י‘ā·lay — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study →; from himמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mim·men·nū — from, out of, by means ofH4480 — Full Word Study → I could hideוְאֶסָּתֵ֥רwə·’es·sā·ṯêr — To hide, conceal, or keep secretH5641 — Full Word Study →. ¹³But it is youוְאַתָּ֣הwə·’at·tāh — You; second-person pronoun (singular or plural)H859 — Full Word Study →, a manאֱנ֣וֹשׁ’ĕ·nō·wōš — human being, man, mortal personH582 — Full Word Study → like myselfכְּעֶרְכִּ֑יkə·‘er·kî — valuation, order, arrangement, or rankH6187 — Full Word Study →, my companionאַ֝לּוּפִ֗י’al·lū·p̄î — Chief, friend, or tame animalH441 — Full Word Study → and close friendוּמְיֻדָּֽעִי׃ū·mə·yud·dā·‘î — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁴Weאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šer — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → shared sweetנַמְתִּ֣יקnam·tîq — to become sweet; to make sweetH4985 — Full Word Study → fellowshipס֑וֹדsō·wḏ — Secret counsel, intimate advice, private gatheringH5475 — Full Word Study → togetherיַ֭חְדָּוyaḥ·dāw — together, united, as oneH3162 — Full Word Study →; we walkedנְהַלֵּ֥ךְnə·hal·lêḵ — to go, walk, travel, proceedH1980 — Full Word Study → with the crowdבְּרָֽגֶשׁ׃bə·rā·ḡeš — tumultuous crowd, insurrection, commotionH7285 — Full Word Study → into the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbə·ḇêṯ — A house; dwelling place; household; familyH1004 — Full Word Study → of Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים’ĕ·lō·hîm — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁵Let death seize them by surpriseיַשִּׁימָוֶתyaš·šī·må̄·wɛṯ — Desolation, wasteland, ruinH3451 — Full Word Study →; let them go downיֵרְד֣וּyê·rə·ḏū — To descend, go down, come downH3381 — Full Word Study → to Sheolשְׁא֣וֹלšə·’ō·wl — The grave; the abode of the dead; the underworldH7585 — Full Word Study → aliveחַיִּ֑יםḥay·yîm — alive, living, lifeH2416 — Full Word Study →, forכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → evilרָע֖וֹתrā·‘ō·wṯ — evil, bad, harm, disasterH7451 — Full Word Study → is with themבְּקִרְבָּֽם׃bə·qir·bām — midst, inner part, heart, inward beingH7130 — Full Word Study → in their homesבִּמְגוּרָ֣םbim·ḡū·rām — temporary dwelling, sojourning, pilgrimageH4033 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁶But Iאֲ֭נִי’ă·nî — I, me, myself (first person singular pronoun)H589 — Full Word Study → callאֶקְרָ֑א’eq·rā — To call, summon, or proclaimH7121 — Full Word Study → toאֶל־’el- — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים’ĕ·lō·hîm — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study →, and the LORDוַ֝יהוָ֗הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → saves meיוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃yō·wō·šî·‘ê·nî — To deliver, rescue, or save from dangerH3467 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁷Morningוָבֹ֣קֶרwā·ḇō·qer — Morning; daybreak; the early part of the dayH1242 — Full Word Study →, noonוְ֭צָהֳרַיִםwə·ṣā·ho·ra·yim — Noon, midday; window or opening for lightH6672 — Full Word Study →, and nightעֶ֤רֶב‘e·reḇ — Evening, the time of day when sun setsH6153 — Full Word Study →, I cry outוְאֶהֱמֶ֑הwə·’e·hĕ·meh — to roar, murmur, or sound with tumultH1993 — Full Word Study → in distressאָשִׂ֣יחָה’ā·śî·ḥāh — to muse, meditate, speak, or communeH7878 — Full Word Study →, and He hearsוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עway·yiš·ma‘ — to hear, listen, obeyH8085 — Full Word Study → my voiceקוֹלִֽי׃qō·w·lî — voice, sound, or cryH6963 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁸He redeemsפָּ֘דָ֤הpā·ḏāh — to redeem, ransom, or buy backH6299 — Full Word Study → my soulנַ֭פְשִׁיnap̄·šî — soul, life, person, selfH5315 — Full Word Study → in peaceבְשָׁל֣וֹםḇə·šā·lō·wm — Peace, wholeness, well-being, prosperityH7965 — Full Word Study → from the battleמִקֲּרָב־miq·qă·rāḇ- — Battle, combat, warfareH7128 — Full Word Study → waged against me, even thoughכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → manyבְ֝רַבִּ֗יםḇə·rab·bîm — great, many, abundant, mightyH7227 — Full Word Study → opposeהָי֥וּhā·yū — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → meעִמָּדִֽי׃‘im·mā·ḏî — With, alongside, in the presence ofH5978 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁹Godאֵ֨ל׀’êl — God, Mighty OneH410 — Full Word Study → will hearיִשְׁמַ֤ע׀yiš·ma‘ — to hear, listen, obeyH8085 — Full Word Study → and humiliate themוְֽיַעֲנֵם֮wə·ya·‘ă·nêm — To afflict, humble, or oppress; to treat harshlyH6031 — Full Word Study →— the One enthronedוְיֹ֤שֵׁ֥בwə·yō·šêḇ — to dwell, inhabit, settle, remainH3427 — Full Word Study → for the agesקֶ֗דֶםqe·ḏem — East; ancient times; beforeH6924 — Full Word Study →— Selahסֶ֥לָהse·lāh — Pause or SelahH5542 — Full Word Study → becauseאֲשֶׁ֤ר’ă·šer — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → they do notאֵ֣ין’ên — nothing, nonexistence, absenceH369 — Full Word Study → changeחֲלִיפ֣וֹתḥă·lî·p̄ō·wṯ — A change, exchange, or rotation; a shift or turn.H2487 — Full Word Study → and they have noוְלֹ֖אwə·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → fearיָרְא֣וּyā·rə·’ū — to fear, revere, or be afraidH3372 — Full Word Study → of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃’ĕ·lō·hîm — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study →. ²⁰My companion attacksשָׁלַ֣חšā·laḥ — to send, let go, releaseH7971 — Full Word Study → his friendsבִּשְׁלֹמָ֗יוbiš·lō·māw — Peace, wholeness, well-being, prosperityH7965 — Full Word Study →; he violatesחִלֵּ֥לḥil·lêl — to profane, defile, or beginH2490 — Full Word Study → his covenantבְּרִיתֽוֹ׃bə·rî·ṯōw — A binding agreement or covenant between partiesH1285 — Full Word Study →. ²¹His speechפִּיו֮pîw — Mouth; lips; edge; openingH6310 — Full Word Study → is smoothחָלְק֤וּ׀ḥā·lə·qū — to divide, distribute, or apportion; to be smooth or flatterH2505 — Full Word Study → as butterמַחְמָאֹ֣תmaḥ·mā·’ōṯ — Butter; smooth/flattering speechH4260 — Full Word Study →, but warוּֽקֲרָב־ū·qă·rāḇ- — Battle, combat, warfareH7128 — Full Word Study → is in his heartלִ֫בּ֥וֹlib·bōw — Heart; the center of emotion, will, and intellectH3820 — Full Word Study →. His wordsדְבָרָ֥יוḏə·ḇā·rāw — word, matter, thing, affairH1697 — Full Word Study → are softerרַכּ֖וּrak·kū — to soften, become tender or weakH7401 — Full Word Study → than oilמִשֶּׁ֗מֶןmiš·še·men — Oil; ointment; fat; luxuryH8081 — Full Word Study →, yet they areוְהֵ֣מָּהwə·hêm·māh — They, them (masculine plural pronoun)H1992 — Full Word Study → swords unsheathedפְתִחֽוֹת׃p̄ə·ṯi·ḥō·wṯ — Drawn sword; unsheathed bladeH6609 — Full Word Study →. ²²Castהַשְׁלֵ֤ךְhaš·lêḵ — to throw, cast, or hurlH7993 — Full Word Study → your burdenיְהָבְךָ֮yə·hā·ḇə·ḵā — burden, load, mass of weightH3053 — Full Word Study → uponעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → and Heוְה֪וּאwə·hū — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study → will sustain youיְכַ֫לְכְּלֶ֥ךָyə·ḵal·kə·le·ḵā — to sustain, bear, hold up, containH3557 — Full Word Study →; He will neverלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → letיִתֵּ֖ןyit·tên — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → the righteousלַצַּדִּֽיק׃laṣ·ṣad·dîq — Righteous, just person; one who is right with GodH6662 — Full Word Study → be shakenמ֗וֹטmō·wṭ — to shake, move, slip, or fall awayH4131 — Full Word Study →. ²³But Youוְאַתָּ֤הwə·’at·tāh — You; second-person pronoun (singular or plural)H859 — Full Word Study →, O Godאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀’ĕ·lō·hîm — God, the divine beingH430 — Full Word Study →, will bring them downתּוֹרִדֵ֬ם׀tō·w·ri·ḏêm — To descend, go down, come downH3381 — Full Word Study → to the Pitלִבְאֵ֬רliḇ·’êr — A deep hole or pit dug in the ground, typically for waterH875 — Full Word Study → of destructionשַׁ֗חַתša·ḥaṯ — Pit, grave, or destruction; the grave or hellH7845 — Full Word Study →; menאַנְשֵׁ֤י’an·šê — man, male person, husbandH376 — Full Word Study → of bloodshedדָמִ֣יםḏā·mîm — blood; life force; bloodshed; guiltH1818 — Full Word Study → and deceitוּ֭מִרְמָהū·mir·māh — deceit, treachery, or cunning deceptionH4820 — Full Word Study → will notלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → live out halfיֶחֱצ֣וּye·ḥĕ·ṣū — to divide, split, or cut in halfH2673 — Full Word Study → their daysיְמֵיהֶ֑םyə·mê·hem — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study →. But Iוַ֝אֲנִ֗יwa·’ă·nî — I, me, myself (first person singular pronoun)H589 — Full Word Study → will trustאֶבְטַח־’eḇ·ṭaḥ- — to trust, rely on, have confidenceH982 — Full Word Study → in You.