1 To the chief Musician * h5329 h8764 on Neginoth * h5058, Maschil * h4905 h8688, A Psalm of David * h1732. Give ear * h238 h8685 to my prayer * h8605, O God * h430; and hide * h5956 h8691 not thyself from my supplication * h8467. chief...: or, overseer Maschil: or, of instruction
2 Attend * h7181 h8685 unto me, and hear * h6030 h8798 me: I mourn * h7300 h8686 in my complaint * h7879, and make a noise * h1949 h8686;
3 Because of the voice * h6963 of the enemy * h341 h8802, because * h6440 of the oppression * h6125 of the wicked * h7563: for they cast * h4131 h8686 iniquity * h205 upon me, and in wrath * h639 they hate * h7852 h8799 me.
4 My heart * h3820 is sore pained * h2342 h8799 within * h7130 me: and the terrors * h367 of death * h4194 are fallen * h5307 h8804 upon me.
5 Fearfulness * h3374 and trembling * h7461 are come * h935 h8799 upon me, and horror * h6427 hath overwhelmed * h3680 h8762 me. overwhelmed: Heb. covered
6 And I said * h559 h8799, Oh that * h5414 h8799 I had wings * h83 like a dove * h3123! for then would I fly away * h5774 h8799, and be at rest * h7931 h8799.
7 lo, then would I wander * h5074 h8800 far off * h7368 h8686, and remain * h3885 h8799 in the wilderness * h4057. Selah * h5542.
8 I would hasten * h2363 h8686 my escape * h4655 from the windy * h7307 storm * h5584 h8801 and tempest * h5591.
9 Destroy * h1104 h8761, O Lord * h136, and divide * h6385 h8761 their tongues * h3956: for I have seen * h7200 h8804 violence * h2555 and strife * h7379 in the city * h5892.
10 Day * h3119 and night * h3915 they go about * h5437 h8779 it upon the walls * h2346 thereof: mischief * h205 also and sorrow * h5999 are in the midst * h7130 of it.
11 Wickedness * h1942 is in the midst * h7130 thereof: deceit * h8496 and guile * h4820 depart * h4185 h8686 not from her streets * h7339.
12 For it was not an enemy * h341 h8802 that reproached * h2778 h8762 me; then I could have borne * h5375 h8799 it : neither was it he that hated * h8130 h8764 me that did magnify * h1431 h8689 himself against me; then I would have hid * h5641 h8735 myself from him:
13 But it was thou, a man * h582 mine equal * h6187, my guide * h441, and mine acquaintance * h3045 h8794. mine equal: Heb. according to my rank
14 We took sweet * h4985 h8686 counsel * h5475 together * h3162, and walked * h1980 h8762 unto the house * h1004 of God * h430 in company * h7285. We...: Heb. Who sweetened counsel
15 Let death * h4194 seize * h5377 h8686 h8675 * h3451 upon them, and let them go down * h3381 h8799 quick * h2416 into hell * h7585: for wickedness * h7451 is in their dwellings * h4033, and among * h7130 them. hell: or, the grave
16 As for me, I will call * h7121 h8799 upon God * h430; and the LORD * h3068 shall save * h3467 h8686 me.
17 Evening * h6153, and morning * h1242, and at noon * h6672, will I pray * h7878 h8799, and cry aloud * h1993 h8799: and he shall hear * h8085 h8799 my voice * h6963.
18 He hath delivered * h6299 h8804 my soul * h5315 in peace * h7965 from the battle * h7128 that was against me: for there were many * h7227 with me.
19 God * h410 shall hear * h8085 h8799, and afflict * h6030 h8799 them, even he that abideth * h3427 h8802 of old * h6924. Selah * h5542. Because they have no changes * h2487, therefore they fear * h3372 h8804 not God * h430. Because...: or, With whom also there be no changes, yet they
20 He hath put forth * h7971 h8804 his hands * h3027 against such as be at peace * h7965 with him: he hath broken * h2490 h8765 his covenant * h1285. broken: Heb. profaned
21 The words of his mouth * h6310 were smoother * h2505 h8804 than butter * h4260, but war * h7128 was in his heart * h3820: his words * h1697 were softer * h7401 h8804 than oil * h8081, yet were they drawn swords * h6609.
22 Cast * h7993 h8685 thy burden * h3053 upon the LORD * h3068, and he shall sustain * h3557 h8770 thee: he shall never * h5769 suffer * h5414 h8799 the righteous * h6662 to be moved * h4131 h8800. burden: or, gift
23 But thou, O God * h430, shalt bring them down * h3381 h8686 into the pit * h875 of destruction * h7845: bloody * h1818 and deceitful * h4820 men * h582 shall not live out half * h2673 h8799 their days * h3117; but I will trust * h982 h8799 in thee. bloody...: Heb. men of bloods and deceit shall...: Heb. shall not half their days