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55 (По слав. 54). За първия певец, на струнни инструменти. Давидово поучение. Послушай, Боже, молитвата ми. И не се крий от молбата ми.

Внимавай в мене и отговори ми. Безпокоя се в тъженето си, и стена;

Поради гласа на неприятеля, Поради притеснението на нечестивия; Защото приписват на мене беззаконие, И с гняв ми враждуват,

Сърцето ми тъжи дълбоко в мене, И смъртен ужас ме нападна;

Страх и трепет дойдоха върху мене, И ужас ме потопи.

И рекох: Дано да имах крила като на гълъба! Щях да отлетя и да си почина.

Ето, щях да бягам надалеч, Щях да живея в пустинята; (Села).

Щях да ускоря бягането си От вихъра и от бурята.

Опропасти <ги>, Господи, и раздели съвета {Еврейски: Езика.} им; Защото видях насилие и разпри в града.

10 Денем и нощем го обикалят по стените му, И беззаконие и зло има всред него;

11 Нечестие има всред него; Угнетение и измама не се отдалечават от улиците му.

12 Понеже не беше неприятел, който ме укори, - Това бих претърпял, - Нито беше оня, що ме мразеше, който се подигна против мене, - Тогава бих се скрил от него;

13 Но ти, човек равен на мене, Другар мой, и мой близък приятел.

14 Заедно се разговаряхме сладко, С множеството ходехме в Божия дом.

15 Нека дойде ненадейно смърт на тях. Нека слязат живи в преизподнята; Защото в жилищата им, и в сърцата им <има> злодейство.

16 Но аз към Бога ще извикам; И Господ ще ме избави.

17 Вечер и заран и на пладне ще се оплаквам и ще стена; И Той ще чуе гласа ми.

18 Ще избави душата ми и ще я успокои от боя, който е против мене; Защото мнозина са с мене.

19 Бог, Който се е възцарил преди вековете, Ще чуе и ще ги съкруши, (Села). <Ще съкруши човеците>, които неизменимо {Еврейски: Нямат изменения и.} Не се боят от Бога.

20 Всеки един от тях простира ръце против ония, които са в мир с него; Нарушава съюза си.

21 Устата му са по-мазни от масло, Но в сърцето му има война; Думите му са по-меки от дървено масло, Но пак са голи саби.

22 Възложи на Господа това, което ти е възложил и Той ще те подпре; Никога не ще допусне да се поклати праведният.

23 Но Ти, Боже, ще ги сведеш в гибелния ров; Мъже кръвопийци и измамници няма да стигнат и до половината на дните си; Но аз ще уповавам на Тебе.

Psalm 55[a]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil[b] of David.

Listen to my prayer, O God,
    do not ignore my plea;(A)
    hear me and answer me.(B)
My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught(C)
    because of what my enemy is saying,
    because of the threats of the wicked;
for they bring down suffering on me(D)
    and assail(E) me in their anger.(F)

My heart is in anguish(G) within me;
    the terrors(H) of death have fallen on me.
Fear and trembling(I) have beset me;
    horror(J) has overwhelmed me.
I said, “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove!
    I would fly away and be at rest.
I would flee far away
    and stay in the desert;[c](K)
I would hurry to my place of shelter,(L)
    far from the tempest and storm.(M)

Lord, confuse the wicked, confound their words,(N)
    for I see violence and strife(O) in the city.(P)
10 Day and night they prowl(Q) about on its walls;
    malice and abuse are within it.
11 Destructive forces(R) are at work in the city;
    threats and lies(S) 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,(T)
14 with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship(U)
    at the house of God,(V)
as we walked about
    among the worshipers.

15 Let death take my enemies by surprise;(W)
    let them go down alive to the realm of the dead,(X)
    for evil finds lodging among them.

16 As for me, I call to God,
    and the Lord saves me.
17 Evening,(Y) morning(Z) and noon(AA)
    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,(AB)
    who does not change—
he will hear(AC) them and humble them,
    because they have no fear of God.(AD)

20 My companion attacks his friends;(AE)
    he violates his covenant.(AF)
21 His talk is smooth as butter,(AG)
    yet war is in his heart;
his words are more soothing than oil,(AH)
    yet they are drawn swords.(AI)

22 Cast your cares on the Lord
    and he will sustain you;(AJ)
he will never let
    the righteous be shaken.(AK)
23 But you, God, will bring down the wicked
    into the pit(AL) of decay;
the bloodthirsty and deceitful(AM)
    will not live out half their days.(AN)

But as for me, I trust in you.(AO)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 55:1 In Hebrew texts 55:1-23 is numbered 55:2-24.
  2. Psalm 55:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
  3. Psalm 55:7 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and in the middle of verse 19.

Cast Your Burden on the Lord

To the choirmaster: with (A)stringed instruments. A Maskil[a] of David.

55 (B)Give ear to my prayer, O God,
    and hide not yourself from my plea for mercy!
Attend to me, and answer me;
    I am restless (C)in my complaint and I (D)moan,
because of the noise of the enemy,
    because of the oppression of the wicked.
For they (E)drop trouble upon me,
    and in anger they bear a grudge against me.

My heart is in anguish within me;
    (F)the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
Fear and trembling come upon me,
    and (G)horror (H)overwhelms me.
And I say, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
    I would fly away and be at rest;
(I)yes, I would wander far away;
    I would lodge in the wilderness; Selah
I would hurry to find a shelter
    from (J)the raging wind and tempest.”

Destroy, O Lord, (K)divide their tongues;
    for I see (L)violence and strife in the city.
10 Day and night they go around it
    on its walls,
and (M)iniquity and trouble are within it;
11     ruin is in its midst;
(N)oppression and fraud
    do not depart from its marketplace.

12 For it is not an enemy who taunts me—
    then I could bear it;
it is not an adversary who (O)deals insolently with me—
    then I could hide from him.
13 (P)But it is you, a man, my equal,
    my companion, my familiar friend.
14 We used to take sweet counsel together;
    within God's house we walked in (Q)the throng.
15 Let death steal over them;
    let them go down to Sheol (R)alive;
    for evil is in their dwelling place and in their heart.

16 But I call to God,
    and the Lord will save me.
17 (S)Evening and (T)morning and at (U)noon
    I (V)utter my complaint and moan,
    and he hears my voice.
18 He redeems my soul in safety
    from the battle that I wage,
    for (W)many are arrayed against me.
19 God will give ear and humble them,
    he who is (X)enthroned from of old, Selah
because they do not (Y)change
    and do not fear God.

20 My companion[b] (Z)stretched out his hand against his friends;
    he violated his covenant.
21 His (AA)speech was (AB)smooth as butter,
    yet war was in his heart;
his words were softer than oil,
    yet they were (AC)drawn swords.

22 (AD)Cast your burden on the Lord,
    and he will sustain you;
(AE)he will never permit
    the righteous to be moved.

23 But you, O God, (AF)will cast them down
    into (AG)the pit of destruction;
men of (AH)blood and treachery
    shall not (AI)live out half their days.
But I will (AJ)trust in you.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 55:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
  2. Psalm 55:20 Hebrew He