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Psalm 55 Literal Standard Version

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RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
1 TO THE OVERSEER. WITH STRINGED INSTRUMENTS. AN INSTRUCTION OF DAVID. Give ear, O God, [to] my prayer, || And do not hide from my supplication.
1 Al Músico principal: en Neginoth: Masquil de David. ESCUCHA, oh Dios, mi oración, y no te escondas de mi súplica.
2 Attend to me, and answer me, || I mourn in my meditation, and make a noise,
2 Estáme atento, y respóndeme: clamo en mi oración, y levanto el grito,
3 Because of the voice of an enemy, || Because of the oppression of the wicked, || For they cause sorrow to move against me, || And in anger they hate me.
3 A causa de la voz del enemigo, por la opresión del impío; porque echaron sobre mí iniquidad, y con furor me han amenazado.
4 My heart is pained within me, || And terrors of death have fallen on me.
4 Mi corazón está doloroso dentro de mí, y terrores de muerte sobre mí han caído.
5 Fear and trembling come to me, || And horror covers me.
5 Temor y temblor vinieron sobre mí, y terror me ha cubierto.
6 And I say, “Who gives to me a pinion as a dove?” I fly away and rest,
6 Y dije: ¡Quién me diese alas como de paloma! volaría yo, y descansaría.
7 Behold, I move far off, || I lodge in a wilderness. Selah.
7 Ciertamente huiría lejos: moraría en el desierto. (Selah.)
8 I hurry escape for myself, || From a rushing wind, from a whirlwind.
8 Apresuraríame á escapar del viento tempestuoso, de la tempestad.
9 Swallow up, O Lord, divide their tongue, || For I saw violence and strife in a city.
9 Deshace, oh Señor, divide la lengua de ellos; porque he visto violencia y rencilla en la ciudad.
10 By day and by night they go around it, on its walls. Both iniquity and perverseness [are] in its midst,
10 Día y noche la rodean sobre sus muros; é iniquidad y trabajo hay en medio de ella.
11 Mischiefs [are] in its midst. Fraud and deceit do not depart from its street.
11 Agravios hay en medio de ella, y el fraude y engaño no se apartan de sus plazas.
12 For an enemy does not reproach me, or I bear [it], || He who is hating me || Has not magnified himself against me, || Or I hide from him.
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:
13 But you, a man—as my equal, || My familiar friend, and my acquaintance.
13 Mas tú, hombre, al parecer íntimo mío, mi guía, y mi familiar:
14 When together we sweeten counsel, || We walk into the house of God in company.
14 Que juntos comunicábamos dulcemente los secretos, á la casa de Dios andábamos en compañía.
15 Desolations [are] on them, || They go down [to] Sheol—alive, || For wickedness [is] in their dwelling, in their midst.
15 Condenados sean á muerte, desciendan vivos al infierno: porque maldades hay en su compañía, entre ellos.
16 I call to God, and YHWH saves me.
16 Yo á Dios clamaré; y Jehová me salvará.
17 Evening, and morning, and noon, || I meditate, and make a noise, and He hears my voice,
17 Tarde y mañana y á medio día oraré y clamaré; y él oirá mi voz.
18 He has ransomed my soul in peace || From him who is near to me, || For with the multitude they were with me.
18 El ha redimido en paz mi alma de la guerra contra mí; pues fueron contra mí muchos.
19 God hears and afflicts them, || And He sits of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, and do not fear God,
19 Dios oirá, y los quebrantará luego, el que desde la antigüedad permanece (Selah); por cuanto no se mudan, ni temen á Dios.
20 He has sent forth his hands against his well-wishers, || He has defiled his covenant.
20 Extendió sus manos contra sus pacíficos: violó su pacto.
21 His mouth has been sweeter than honey, || And his heart [is] war! His words have been softer than oil, || And they [are] drawn [swords].
21 Ablandan más que manteca su boca, pero guerra hay en su corazón: suavizan sus palabras más que el aceite, mas ellas son cuchillos.
22 Cast on YHWH that which He has given you, || And He sustains you, || He does not permit the moving of the righteous forever.
22 Echa sobre Jehová tu carga, y él te sustentará; no dejará para siempre caído al justo.
23 And You, O God, bring them down || To a pit of destruction, || Men of blood and deceit do not reach to half their days, || And I trust in You!
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 (23)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

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

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)