Psalms · Literal Standard Version
Psalm 55 Literal Standard Version
Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · About the recordings
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- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
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WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
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.
1 For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A contemplation by David. Listen to my prayer, God. Don’t hide yourself from my supplication.
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,
2 Attend to me, and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and moan
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.
3 because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked. For they bring suffering on me. In anger they hold a grudge against me.
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.
4 My heart is severely pained within me. The terrors of death have fallen on me.
5 Fear and trembling come to me, || And horror covers me.
5 Temor y temblor vinieron sobre mí, y terror me ha cubierto.
5 Fearfulness and trembling have come on me. Horror has overwhelmed me.
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.
6 I said, “Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then I would fly away, and be at rest.
7 Behold, I move far off, || I lodge in a wilderness. Selah.
7 Ciertamente huiría lejos: moraría en el desierto. (Selah.)
7 Behold, then I would wander far off. I would lodge in the wilderness.” Selah.
8 I hurry escape for myself, || From a rushing wind, from a whirlwind.
8 Apresuraríame á escapar del viento tempestuoso, de la tempestad.
8 “I would hurry to a shelter from the stormy wind and storm.”
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.
9 Confuse them, Lord, and confound their language, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
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.
10 Day and night they prowl around on its walls. Malice and abuse are also within her.
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.
11 Destructive forces are within her. Threats and lies don’t depart from her streets.
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:
12 For it was not an enemy who insulted me, then I could have endured it. Neither was it he who hated me who raised himself up against me, then I would have hidden myself from him.
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:
13 But it was you, a man like me, my companion, and my familiar friend.
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.
14 We took sweet fellowship together. We walked in God’s house with company.
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.
15 Let death come suddenly on them. Let them go down alive into Sheol. For wickedness is among them, in their dwelling.
16 I call to God, and YHWH saves me.
16 Yo á Dios clamaré; y Jehová me salvará.
16 As for me, I will call on God. Yahweh will save me.
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.
17 Evening, morning, and at noon, I will cry out in distress. He will hear my voice.
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.
18 He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, although there are many who oppose me.
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.
19 God, who is enthroned forever, will hear and answer them. Selah. They never change and don’t fear God.
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.
20 He raises his hands against his friends. He has violated his covenant.
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.
21 His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
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.
22 Cast your burden on Yahweh and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.
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.
23 But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in you.
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 Peter 3:12; Psalm 86:6; Psalm 61:1; Psalm 27:9; Psalm 80:1
- 2 Isaiah 38:14; Psalm 77:3; Psalm 66:19; Isaiah 59:11; Psalm 64:1
- 3 2 Samuel 16:7–8; Psalm 35:11; Psalm 27:12; Psalm 73:8; Psalm 12:5
- 4 Psalm 116:3; Mark 14:33–34; 2 Corinthians 1:8–10; Hebrews 5:7; Psalm 18:4–5
- 5 Psalm 119:120; Job 21:6; Luke 22:44; Psalm 88:15–16; Psalm 61:2
- 6 Psalm 11:1; Revelation 12:14; Psalm 139:9
- 7 Jeremiah 9:2; 2 Samuel 15:14; Jeremiah 37:12; Proverbs 6:4–5; 2 Samuel 17:21–22
- 8 Isaiah 4:6; Matthew 7:25–27; Psalm 18:4; Isaiah 17:12–13
- 9 Jeremiah 6:7; 2 Samuel 15:31; Genesis 11:7–9; Acts 23:6–10; 2 Samuel 17:1–14
- 10 Psalm 59:14–15; Isaiah 59:6–15; John 18:28; Acts 9:24; Ezekiel 9:4
- 11 Isaiah 59:7; Psalm 5:9; Jeremiah 5:26–27; Psalm 10:7; Acts 7:51–52
- 12 Psalm 41:9; John 13:18; Matthew 26:21–23; Psalm 35:26; John 18:2–3
- 13 Micah 7:5; Jeremiah 9:4; 2 Samuel 15:12; Mark 14:44–45; Psalm 41:9
- 14 Psalm 42:4; Ezekiel 33:31; Isaiah 2:3; Psalm 122:1
- 15 Psalm 59:13; Psalm 9:17; Psalm 109:6–20; Acts 1:18–20; Psalm 64:7
- 16 Psalm 50:15; Luke 6:11–12; Psalm 91:15; Psalm 73:28; Psalm 109:4
- 17 Ephesians 6:18; 1 Thessalonians 5:17; Psalm 141:2; Hebrews 5:7; Acts 3:1
- 18 Psalm 57:3; Matthew 26:53; 1 John 4:4; Psalm 3:6–7; 2 Chronicles 32:7–8
- 19 Deuteronomy 33:27; Zephaniah 1:12; Ecclesiastes 8:11; Revelation 6:10–11; Micah 5:2
- 20 Psalm 7:4; Psalm 89:34; Acts 12:1; Psalm 109:5; Psalm 120:6–7
- 21 Psalm 57:4; Proverbs 5:3–4; Psalm 28:3; Proverbs 26:28; Psalm 12:2
- 22 1 Peter 5:7; Psalm 37:5; Philippians 4:6–7; Matthew 6:25; Psalm 62:6
- 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).
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“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).
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)
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)