1 Ouve a minha oração, ó Deus, não te escondas da minha súplica.2 Atende-me e ouve-me. Pois gemo e choro na minha angústia,por causa de tudo o que os meus inimigos bradam contra mim,e da opressão que me fazem. Lançam-me toda a sua maldade e com raiva me aborrecem.4 Dói-me até o coração, e terrores mortais caíram sobre mim.5 Tenho medo e pavor. Estou cheio de terror.6 Quem me dera ter asas como uma pomba. Voaria para longe e teria descanso.7 Fugiria para um deserto bem distante daqui e lá ficaria.8 Escaparia a toda esta tempestade, a este vento de fúria e ódio.12 Não foi um inimigo quem me insultou; se assim fosse eu até o teria suportado. Podia ter-me escondido e escapado.13 Mas foste tu, meu parceiro, meu companheiro e amigo,14 que conversavas tão bem comigo, e que ias comigo, juntamente com todo o povo, à casa de Deus.15 Que a morte os arrebate e os derrube, mesmo que estejam cheios de vida, porque as suas casas estão cheias de pecado e estão contaminados até ao fundo da alma.16 Mas eu farei apelo a Deus, que me salvará.17 Orarei de manhã, ao meio do dia e à noite, suplicando Deus em voz alta, e ele me responderá.18 Livrou a minha alma da guerra que me faziam, apesar de serem muitos contra mim.19 Deus, que existe desde séculos sem fim no passado, lhes responderá. Porque não temem Deus, e não mudarão de ideias.20 Eram meus amigos e traíram-me, a mim que vivia em paz com eles.21 Tinham palavras mansas, palavras de mel, mas no seu coração havia guerra; tinham maneiras suaves, oleosas, contudo escondiam punhais bem afiados.22 Lança os teus cuidados sobre o Senhor e ele te dará forças. Não deixará que os que seguem a sua justiça caiam.23 Mas a eles mandá-los-á para a cova da destruição. Assassinos e mentirosos não viverão nem metade do tempo que poderiam viver. Quanto a mim confiarei sempre no Senhor.

1 +2 \55:1\To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.3 \55:2\Attend to me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;4 \55:3\Because 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.5 \55:4\My heart is severely pained within me: and the terrors of death have fallen upon me.6 \55:5\Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.7 \55:6\And I said, O that I had wings like a dove! for then I would fly away, and be at rest.8 \55:7\Lo, then I would wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.9 \55:8\I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.10 \55:9\Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.11 \55:10\Day and night they go about it upon its walls: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.12 \55:11\Wickedness is in the midst of it: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.13 \55:12\For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that magnified himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:14 \55:13\But it was thou, a man my equal, my guide, and my acquaintance.15 \55:14\We took sweet counsel together, and walked to the house of God in company.16 \55:15\Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.17 \55:16\As for me, I will call upon God: and the LORD will save me.18 \55:17\Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he will hear my voice.19 \55:18\He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.20 \55:19\God will hear and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.21 \55:20\He hath put forth his hands against such as are at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.22 \55:21\The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.23 \55:22\Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he will sustain thee: he will never suffer the righteous to be moved.24 \55:23\But thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.