1 ¶ Give ear to my prayer, O God, and do not hide thyself from my supplication.

Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.

2 A ttend unto me and hear me: I mourn in my complaint and make a noise

Attend unto me, and answer me: I wander about in my plaint, and I moan aloud,

3 b ecause of the voice of the enemy because of the oppression of the wicked; for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.

Because of the voice of the enemy; because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in anger they persecute me.

4 M y heart is sore pained within me, and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.

My heart is writhing within me, and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.

5 F earfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror has overwhelmed me.

Fear and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.

6 A nd I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then I would fly away and be at rest.

And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away, and be at rest;

7 B ehold, then I would flee far away and dwell in the wilderness. Selah.

Behold, I would flee afar off, I would lodge in the wilderness; Selah;

8 I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.

I would hasten my escape from the stormy wind, from the tempest.

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

Swallow up, Lord; divide their tongue: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

10 D ay and night they go about it upon the walls thereof; iniquity also and sorrow are in the midst of it.

Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof; and iniquity and mischief are in the midst of it.

11 W ickedness is in the midst thereof; deceit and guile depart not from her streets.

Perversities are in the midst thereof; and oppression and deceit depart not from its streets.

12 F or it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it, neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:

For it is not an enemy that hath reproached me—then could I have borne it; neither is it he that hateth me that hath magnified against me—then would I have hidden myself from him;

13 B ut it was thou, who in my estimation was, my lord, and of my own family.

But it was thou, a man mine equal, mine intimate, my familiar friend. …

14 W e took sweet counsel together and walked unto the house of God in company.

We who held sweet intercourse together. To the house of God we walked amid the throng.

15 L et them be condemned unto death, and let them go down alive into Sheol for wickedness is in their dwellings and among them.

Let death seize upon them, let them go down alive into Sheol. For wickedness is in their dwellings, in their midst.

16 ¶ As for me, I will call upon God, and the LORD shall save me.

As for me, unto God will I call; and Jehovah will save me.

17 E vening and morning and at noon I will pray and cry aloud, and he shall hear my voice.

Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray and moan aloud; and he will hear my voice.

18 H e has ransomed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, for there were many against me.

He hath redeemed my soul in peace from the battle against me: for there were many about me.

19 G od shall hear and bring them down, even he that abides from of old. Selah. Because they do not change, nor do they fear God.

God will hear, and afflict them: he that is seated of old, (Selah) … because there is no change in them, and they fear not God.

20 H e has put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him; he has defiled his covenant.

He hath put forth his hands against such as are at peace with him; he hath profaned his covenant.

21 T he words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.

Smooth were the milky of his mouth, but his heart was war; his words were softer than oil, yet are they drawn swords.

22 C ast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee; he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee: he will never suffer the righteous to be moved.

23 B ut thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of the grave; bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in thee.

And thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days. But as for me, I will confide in thee.