Ps.55.1

Open your ears, God, to my prayer; don't pretend you don't hear me knocking.

Ps.55.1

Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea;

Ps.55.1

Give ear to my prayer, O God, And do not hide Yourself from my supplication.

Ps.55.1

Listen to my prayer, O God. Do not ignore my cry for help!

Ps.55.2

Come close and whisper your answer. I really need you. I shudder

Ps.55.2

hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught

Ps.55.2

Attend to me, and hear me; I am restless in my complaint, and moan noisily,

Ps.55.2

Please listen and answer me, for I am overwhelmed by my troubles.

Ps.55.3

at the mean voice, quail before the evil eye, As they pile on the guilt, stockpile angry slander.

Ps.55.3

at the voice of the enemy, at the stares of the wicked; for they bring down suffering upon me and revile me in their anger.

Ps.55.3

Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked; For they bring down trouble upon me, And in wrath they hate me.

Ps.55.3

My enemies shout at me, making loud and wicked threats. They bring trouble on me, hunting me down in their anger.

Ps.55.4

My insides are turned inside out; specters of death have me down.

Ps.55.4

My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death assail me.

Ps.55.4

My heart is severely pained within me, And the terrors of death have fallen upon me.

Ps.55.4

My heart is in anguish. The terror of death overpowers me.

Ps.55.5

I shake with fear, I shudder from head to foot.

Ps.55.5

Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed me.

Ps.55.5

Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me, And horror has overwhelmed me.

Ps.55.5

Fear and trembling overwhelm me. I can't stop shaking.

Ps.55.6

"Who will give me wings," I ask--"wings like a dove?" Get me out of here on dove wings;

Ps.55.6

I said, "Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest-

Ps.55.6

So I said, "Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.

Ps.55.6

Oh, how I wish I had wings like a dove; then I would fly away and rest!

Ps.55.7

I want some peace and quiet. I want a walk in the country,

Ps.55.7

I would flee far away and stay in the desert; Selah

Ps.55.7

Indeed, I would wander far off, And remain in the wilderness.Selah

Ps.55.7

I would fly far away to the quiet of the wilderness.

Ps.55.8

I want a cabin in the woods. I'm desperate for a change from rage and stormy weather.

Ps.55.8

I would hurry to my place of shelter, far from the tempest and storm."

Ps.55.8

I would hasten my escape From the windy storm and tempest."

Ps.55.8

How quickly I would escape--far away from this wild storm of hatred.

Ps.55.9

Come down hard, Lord--slit their tongues. I'm appalled how they've split the city Into rival gangs prowling the alleys

Ps.55.9

Confuse the wicked, O Lord, confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.

Ps.55.9

Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues, For I have seen violence and strife in the city.

Ps.55.9

Destroy them, Lord, and confuse their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.

Ps.55.10

Day and night spoiling for a fight, trash piled in the streets,

Ps.55.10

Day and night they prowl about on its walls; malice and abuse are within it.

Ps.55.10

Day and night they go around it on its walls; Iniquity and trouble are also in the midst of it.

Ps.55.10

Its walls are patrolled day and night against invaders, but the real danger is wickedness within the city.

Ps.55.11

Even shopkeepers gouging and cheating in broad daylight.

Ps.55.11

Destructive forces are at work in the city; threats and lies never leave its streets.

Ps.55.11

Destruction is in its midst; Oppression and deceit do not depart from its streets.

Ps.55.11

Murder and robbery are everywhere there; threats and cheating are rampant in the streets.