Psalms 54 — UBES
54Verse 1For the end, among Hymns of instruction by David.Verse 2Hearken, O God, to my prayer;
And disregard not my supplication.
Verse 3Attend to me, and hearken to me:
I was grieved in my meditation, and troubled;
Verse 4Because of the voice of the enemy, and because of the oppression of the sinner:
For they brought iniquity against me,
And were wrathfully angry with me.Verse 5My heart was troubled within me;
And the fear of death fell upon me.
Verse 6Fear and trembling came upon me,
And darkness covered me.
Verse 7And I said, O that I had wings as those of a dove!
Then would I flee away, and be at rest.
Verse 8Lo! I have fled afar off,
And lodged in the wilderness. Pause.
Verse 9I waited for him that should deliver me
From distress of spirit and tempest.Verse 10Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues:
For I have seen iniquity and gainsaying in the city.
Verse 11Day and night he shall go round about it upon its walls:
Iniquity and sorrow and unrighteousness are in the midst of it;
Verse 12And usury and craft have not failed from its streets.Verse 13For if an enemy had reproached me, I would have endured it;
And if one who hated me had spoken vauntingly against me, I would have hidden myself from him.
Verse 14But thou, O man like-minded,
My guide, and my acquaintance,
Verse 15Who in companionship with me sweetened our food:
We walked in the house of God in concord.
Verse 16Let death come upon them,
And let them go down alive into Hades,
For iniquity is in their dwellings, in the midst of them.Verse 17I cried to God,
And the Lord hearkened to me.
Verse 18Evening, and morning, and at noon I will declare and make known my wants:
And he shall hear my voice.
Verse 19He shall deliver my soul in peace from them that draw nigh to me:
For they were with me in many cases.
Verse 20God shall hear, and bring them low,
Even he that has existed from eternity. Pause.
For they suffer no reverse,
And therefore they have not feared God.
Verse 21He has reached forth his hand for retribution;
They have profaned his covenant.
Verse 22They were scattered at the anger of his countenance,
And his heart drew nigh them.
His words were smoother than oil,
Yet are they darts.Verse 23Cast thy care upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee;
He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Verse 24But thou, O God, shalt bring them down to the pit of destruction;
Bloody and crafty men
Shall not live out half their days;
But I will hope in thee, O Lord.
And disregard not my supplication.
Verse 3Attend to me, and hearken to me:
I was grieved in my meditation, and troubled;
Verse 4Because of the voice of the enemy, and because of the oppression of the sinner:
For they brought iniquity against me,
And were wrathfully angry with me.Verse 5My heart was troubled within me;
And the fear of death fell upon me.
Verse 6Fear and trembling came upon me,
And darkness covered me.
Verse 7And I said, O that I had wings as those of a dove!
Then would I flee away, and be at rest.
Verse 8Lo! I have fled afar off,
And lodged in the wilderness. Pause.
Verse 9I waited for him that should deliver me
From distress of spirit and tempest.Verse 10Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues:
For I have seen iniquity and gainsaying in the city.
Verse 11Day and night he shall go round about it upon its walls:
Iniquity and sorrow and unrighteousness are in the midst of it;
Verse 12And usury and craft have not failed from its streets.Verse 13For if an enemy had reproached me, I would have endured it;
And if one who hated me had spoken vauntingly against me, I would have hidden myself from him.
Verse 14But thou, O man like-minded,
My guide, and my acquaintance,
Verse 15Who in companionship with me sweetened our food:
We walked in the house of God in concord.
Verse 16Let death come upon them,
And let them go down alive into Hades,
For iniquity is in their dwellings, in the midst of them.Verse 17I cried to God,
And the Lord hearkened to me.
Verse 18Evening, and morning, and at noon I will declare and make known my wants:
And he shall hear my voice.
Verse 19He shall deliver my soul in peace from them that draw nigh to me:
For they were with me in many cases.
Verse 20God shall hear, and bring them low,
Even he that has existed from eternity. Pause.
For they suffer no reverse,
And therefore they have not feared God.
Verse 21He has reached forth his hand for retribution;
They have profaned his covenant.
Verse 22They were scattered at the anger of his countenance,
And his heart drew nigh them.
His words were smoother than oil,
Yet are they darts.Verse 23Cast thy care upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee;
He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Verse 24But thou, O God, shalt bring them down to the pit of destruction;
Bloody and crafty men
Shall not live out half their days;
But I will hope in thee, O Lord.