Salmos 55

¹For the leader. On stringed instruments. A maskil of David. I Listen, God, to my prayer; do not hide from my pleading;

²hear me and give answer. I rock with grief; I groan

³at the uproar of the enemy, the clamor of the wicked. They heap trouble upon me, savagely accuse me.

⁴My heart pounds within me; death's terrors fall upon me.

⁵Fear and trembling overwhelm me; shuddering sweeps over me.

⁶I say, If only I had wings like a dove that I might fly away and find rest.

⁷Far away I would flee; I would stay in the desert. Selah

⁸I would soon find a shelter from the raging wind and storm.

⁹II Lord, check and confuse their scheming. I see violence and strife in the city

¹⁰making rounds on its walls day and night. Within are mischief and evil;

¹¹treachery is there as well; oppression and fraud never leave its streets.

¹²If an enemy had reviled me, that I could bear; If my foe had viewed me with contempt, from that I could hide.

¹³But it was you, my other self, my comrade and friend,

¹⁴You, whose company I enjoyed, at whose side I walked in procession in the house of God.

¹⁵III Let death take them by surprise; let them go down alive to Sheol, for evil is in their homes and hearts.

¹⁶But I will call upon God, and the LORD will save me.

¹⁷At dusk, dawn, and noon I will grieve and complain, and my prayer will be heard.

¹⁸God will give me freedom and peace from those who war against me, though there are many who oppose me.

¹⁹God, who sits enthroned forever, will hear me and humble them. For they will not mend their ways; they have no fear of God.

²⁰They strike out at friends and go back on their promises.

²¹Softer than butter is their speech, but war is in their hearts. Smoother than oil are their words, but they are unsheathed swords.

²²Cast your care upon the LORD, who will give you support. God will never allow the righteous to stumble.

²³But you, God, will bring them down to the pit of destruction. These bloodthirsty liars will not live half their days, but I put my trust in you.