PSALMS CHAPTER 55 (ORIGINAL 1611 KJV)

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CHAP. LV.

1 Dauid in his prayer complaineth of his fearefull case. 9 He prayeth against his enemies, of whose wickednesse and trecherie he complaineth. 16 He comforteth himselfe in Gods preseruation of him and confusion of his enemies.

¹ [To the chiefe musician on Neginoth, Maschil. A Psalme of Dauid.] Giue eare to my prayer, O God: and hide not thy selfe from my supplication.

² Attend vnto me, and heare me: I mourne in my complaint, and make a noise.

³ Because of the voyce of the enemie, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquitie vpon me, and in wrath they hate me.

⁴ My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrours of death are fallen vpon me.

⁵ Fearefulnesse and trembling are come vpon me, and horrour hath ouerwhelmed me.⁵

⁶ And I said, O that I had wings like a doue; for then would I flee away and be at rest.

⁷ Loe, then would I wander farre off, and remaine in the wildernesse. Selah.

⁸ I would hasten my escape from the windie storme, and tempest.

⁹ Destroy, O Lord, and diuide their tongues: for I haue seene violence and strife in the citie.

¹⁰ Day and night they goe about it vpon the walles thereof: mischiefe also and sorrow are in the midst of it.

¹¹ Wickednesse is in the midst thereof: deceite and guile depart not from her streets.

¹² For it was not an enemie that reproached me, then I could haue borne it, neither was it hee that hated me, that did magnifie himselfe against me, then I would haue hid my selfe from him.

¹³ But it was thou, a man, mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.¹³

¹⁴ Wee tooke sweet counsell together, and walked vnto the house of God in companie.¹⁴

¹⁵ Let death seaze vpon them, and let them goe downe quicke into hell: for wickednes is in their dwellings, and among them.¹⁵

¹⁶ As for me, I will call vpon God: and the Lord shall saue me.

¹⁷ Euening and morning, and at noone will I pray, and crie aloud: and he shall heare my voyce.

¹⁸ He hath deliuered my soule in peace from the battell that was against me: for there were many with me.

¹⁹ God shall heare and afflict them, euen he that abideth of old, Selah: because they haue no changes, therefore they feare not God.¹⁹

²⁰ He hath put foorth his handes against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his couenant.²⁰

²¹ The words of his mouth were smoother then butter, but warre was in his heart: his words were softer then oyle, yet were they drawen swords.

²² Cast thy burden vpon the Lord, and he shall sustaine thee: hee shall neuer suffer the righteous to bee moued.²²

²³ But thou, O God, shalt bring them downe into the pit of destruction: Bloody and deceitfull men shall not liue out halfe their dayes, but I will trust in thee.²³

Psalms Chapter 55 Sidenote References (from Original 1611 KJV Bible)

⁵ Heb. couered me.
¹³ Heb. a man according to my ranke.
¹⁴ Heb. who sweetned counsell.
¹⁵ Or, the graue.
¹⁹ Or, with whom also there be no changes yet they feare not God.
²⁰ Heb. hee hath profaned.
²² Psal.37.8 mat.6.25. luk. 12.22. 1.pet.5.7. , Or, gift.
²³ Heb. men of bloods and deceit. , Hebr. shal not halfe their dayes.

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