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Psalm 54 (55) Catholic Public Domain Version

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Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · Psalm 55 · About the recordings

Notes on this text (4)

Psalm 54 in CPDV = Psalm 55 in RV1909.

CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
1 Unto the end. In verses, the understanding of David.
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2 Listen to my prayer, O God, and despise not my supplication.
55:1 Al Músico principal: en Neginoth: Masquil de David. ESCUCHA, oh Dios, mi oración, y no te escondas de mi súplica.
3 Be attentive to me, and heed me. I have been grieved in my training, and I have been disturbed
55:2 Estáme atento, y respóndeme: clamo en mi oración, y levanto el grito,
4 at the voice of the adversary and at the tribulation of the sinner. For they have diverted iniquities toward me, and they have been harassing me with rage.
55:3 A causa de la voz del enemigo, por la opresión del impío; porque echaron sobre mí iniquidad, y con furor me han amenazado.
5 My heart has become disturbed within me, and the dread of death has fallen over me.
55:4 Mi corazón está doloroso dentro de mí, y terrores de muerte sobre mí han caído.
6 Fear and trembling have overwhelmed me, and darkness has buried me.
55:5 Temor y temblor vinieron sobre mí, y terror me ha cubierto.
7 And I said, “Who will give me wings like the dove, so that I may fly away and take rest?”
55:6 Y dije: ¡Quién me diese alas como de paloma! volaría yo, y descansaría.
8 Behold, I have fled far away, and I linger in solitude.
55:7 Ciertamente huiría lejos: moraría en el desierto. (Selah.)
9 I waited for him who saved me from a weak-minded spirit and from a tempest.
55:8 Apresuraríame á escapar del viento tempestuoso, de la tempestad.
10 Cast them down, O Lord, and divide their tongues. For I have seen iniquity and contradiction in the city.
55:9 Deshace, oh Señor, divide la lengua de ellos; porque he visto violencia y rencilla en la ciudad.
11 Day and night, iniquity will surround it upon its walls, and hardship is in its midst,
55:10 Día y noche la rodean sobre sus muros; é iniquidad y trabajo hay en medio de ella.
12 with injustice. And usury and deceit have not fallen away from its streets.
55:11 Agravios hay en medio de ella, y el fraude y engaño no se apartan de sus plazas.
13 For if my enemy had spoken evil about me, certainly, I would have sustained it. And if he who hated me had been speaking great things against me, I would perhaps have hidden myself from him.
55:12 Porque no me afrentó un enemigo, lo cual habría soportado; ni se alzó contra mí el que me aborrecía, porque me hubiera ocultado de él:
14 Truly, you are a man of one mind: my leader and my acquaintance,
55:13 Mas tú, hombre, al parecer íntimo mío, mi guía, y mi familiar:
15 who took sweet food together with me. In the house of God, we walked side-by-side.
55:14 Que juntos comunicábamos dulcemente los secretos, á la casa de Dios andábamos en compañía.
16 Let death come upon them, and let them descend alive into Hellfire. For there is wickedness in their dwellings, in their midst.
55:15 Condenados sean á muerte, desciendan vivos al infierno: porque maldades hay en su compañía, entre ellos.
17 But I have cried out to God, and the Lord will save me.
55:16 Yo á Dios clamaré; y Jehová me salvará.
18 Evening and morning and midday, I will discourse and announce, and he will heed my voice.
55:17 Tarde y mañana y á medio día oraré y clamaré; y él oirá mi voz.
19 He will redeem my soul in peace from those who draw near to me. For, among the many, they were with me.
55:18 El ha redimido en paz mi alma de la guerra contra mí; pues fueron contra mí muchos.
20 God will hear, and He who is before time will humble them. For there is no change with them, and they have not feared God.
55:19 Dios oirá, y los quebrantará luego, el que desde la antigüedad permanece (Selah); por cuanto no se mudan, ni temen á Dios.
21 He has stretched forth his hand in retribution. They have contaminated his covenant.
55:20 Extendió sus manos contra sus pacíficos: violó su pacto.
22 They were divided by the wrath of his countenance, and his heart has drawn near. His words are smoother than oil, and they are arrows.
55:21 Ablandan más que manteca su boca, pero guerra hay en su corazón: suavizan sus palabras más que el aceite, mas ellas son cuchillos.
23 Cast your cares upon the Lord, and he will nurture you. He will not allow the just to be tossed about forever.
55:22 Echa sobre Jehová tu carga, y él te sustentará; no dejará para siempre caído al justo.
24 Truly, O God, you will lead them away into the well of death. Bloody and deceitful men will not divide their days in half. But I will hope in you, O Lord.
55:23 Mas tú, oh Dios, harás descender aquéllos al pozo de la sepultura: los hombres sanguinarios y engañadores no demediarán sus días: empero yo confiaré en ti.
Cross references (24)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info. References use English (Hebrew-based) verse numbers; links open the passage in CPDV.

  1. 1 1 Peter 3:12; Psalm 86:6; Psalm 61:1; Psalm 27:9; Psalm 80:1
  2. 2 1 Peter 3:12; Psalm 86:6; Psalm 61:1; Psalm 27:9; Psalm 80:1
  3. 3 Isaiah 38:14; Psalm 77:3; Psalm 66:19; Isaiah 59:11; Psalm 64:1
  4. 4 2 Samuel 16:7–8; Psalm 35:11; Psalm 27:12; Psalm 73:8; Psalm 12:5
  5. 5 Psalm 116:3; Mark 14:33–34; 2 Corinthians 1:8–10; Hebrews 5:7; Psalm 18:4–5
  6. 6 Psalm 119:120; Job 21:6; Luke 22:44; Psalm 88:15–16; Psalm 61:2
  7. 7 Psalm 11:1; Revelation 12:14; Psalm 139:9
  8. 8 Jeremiah 9:2; 2 Samuel 15:14; Jeremiah 37:12; Proverbs 6:4–5; 2 Samuel 17:21–22
  9. 9 Isaiah 4:6; Matthew 7:25–27; Psalm 18:4; Isaiah 17:12–13
  10. 10 Jeremiah 6:7; 2 Samuel 15:31; Genesis 11:7–9; Acts 23:6–10; 2 Samuel 17:1–14
  11. 11 Psalm 59:14–15; Isaiah 59:6–15; John 18:28; Acts 9:24; Ezekiel 9:4
  12. 12 Isaiah 59:7; Psalm 5:9; Jeremiah 5:26–27; Psalm 10:7; Acts 7:51–52
  13. 13 Psalm 41:9; John 13:18; Matthew 26:21–23; Psalm 35:26; John 18:2–3
  14. 14 Micah 7:5; Jeremiah 9:4; 2 Samuel 15:12; Mark 14:44–45; Psalm 41:9
  15. 15 Psalm 42:4; Ezekiel 33:31; Isaiah 2:3; Psalm 122:1
  16. 16 Psalm 59:13; Psalm 9:17; Psalm 109:6–20; Acts 1:18–20; Psalm 64:7
  17. 17 Psalm 50:15; Luke 6:11–12; Psalm 91:15; Psalm 73:28; Psalm 109:4
  18. 18 Ephesians 6:18; 1 Thessalonians 5:17; Psalm 141:2; Hebrews 5:7; Acts 3:1
  19. 19 Psalm 57:3; Matthew 26:53; 1 John 4:4; Psalm 3:6–7; 2 Chronicles 32:7–8
  20. 20 Deuteronomy 33:27; Zephaniah 1:12; Ecclesiastes 8:11; Revelation 6:10–11; Micah 5:2
  21. 21 Psalm 7:4; Psalm 89:34; Acts 12:1; Psalm 109:5; Psalm 120:6–7
  22. 22 Psalm 57:4; Proverbs 5:3–4; Psalm 28:3; Proverbs 26:28; Psalm 12:2
  23. 23 1 Peter 5:7; Psalm 37:5; Philippians 4:6–7; Matthew 6:25; Psalm 62:6
  24. 24 Proverbs 10:27; Psalm 5:6; Job 15:32; Psalm 7:15–16; Psalm 73:18

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations). Verse numbers below follow the Hebrew/English numbering: 55.

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Commentary Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (Psalm LIV)

    The title of this Psalm hath fruit in the prolixity thereof, if it be understood: and because the Psalm is short, let us make up our not having to tarry over the Psalm by tarrying over the title. For upon this dependeth every verse which is sung.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)

  2. Quotes verse 55:22 John of Damascus, An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith (Book II, Chapters X–XI)

    This is what the Prophet David proclaimed to us when He said, Cast thy burden on the Lord, and He will sustain thee.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 9 (1899)