1To the chief Musician5329 on Neginoth5058, Maschil4905, A Psalm of David1732. Give ear238 to my prayer8605, O God430; and hide5956 not thyself from my supplication8467.
2Attend7181 unto me, and hear6030 me: I mourn7300 in my complaint7879, and make a noise1949;
3Because of the voice6963 of the enemy341, because6440 of the oppression6125 of the wicked7563: for they cast4131 iniquity205 upon me, and in wrath639 they hate7852 me.
4My heart3820 is sore pained2342 within7130 me: and the terrors367 of death4194 are fallen5307 upon me.
5Fearfulness3374 and trembling7461 are come935 upon me, and horror6427 hath overwhelmed3680 me.
6And I said559, Oh that5414 I had wings83 like a dove3123! for then would I fly away5774, and be at rest7931.
7Lo, then would I wander5074 far off7368, and remain3885 in the wilderness4057. Selah5542.
8I would hasten2363 my escape4655 from the windy7307 storm5584 and tempest5591.
9Destroy1104, O Lord136, and divide6385 their tongues3956: for I have seen7200 violence2555 and strife7379 in the city5892.
10Day3119 and night3915 they go about5437 it upon the walls2346 thereof: mischief205 also and sorrow5999 are in the midst7130 of it.
11Wickedness1942 is in the midst7130 thereof: deceit8496 and guile4820 depart4185 not from her streets7339.
12For it was not an enemy341 that reproached2778 me; then I could have borne5375 it: neither was it he that hated8130 me that did magnify1431 himself against me; then I would have hid5641 myself from him:
13But it was thou, a man582 mine equal6187, my guide441, and mine acquaintance3045.
14We took sweet4985 counsel5475 together3162, and walked1980 unto the house1004 of God430 in company7285.
15Let death4194 seize5377 3451 upon them, and let them go down3381 quick2416 into hell7585: for wickedness7451 is in their dwellings4033, and among7130 them.
16As for me, I will call7121 upon God430; and the LORD3068 shall save3467 me.
17Evening6153, and morning1242, and at noon6672, will I pray7878, and cry aloud1993: and he shall hear8085 my voice6963.
18He hath delivered6299 my soul5315 in peace7965 from the battle7128 that was against me: for there were many7227 with me.
19God410 shall hear8085, and afflict6030 them, even he that abideth3427 of old6924. Selah5542. Because they have no changes2487, therefore they fear3372 not God430.
20He hath put forth7971 his hands3027 against such as be at peace7965 with him: he hath broken2490 his covenant1285.
21The words of his mouth6310 were smoother2505 than butter4260, but war7128 was in his heart3820: his words1697 were softer7401 than oil8081, yet were they drawn swords6609.
22Cast7993 thy burden3053 upon the LORD3068, and he shall sustain3557 thee: he shall never5769 suffer5414 the righteous6662 to be moved4131.
23But thou, O God430, shalt bring them down3381 into the pit875 of destruction7845: bloody1818 and deceitful4820 men582 shall not live out half2673 their days3117; but I will trust982 in thee.