MLV(i)
1 Listen to my prayer, O God and do not hide yourself from my supplication.
2 Attend to me and answer me. I am restless in my complaint and moan,
3 from the voice of the enemy, from the oppression of the wicked. Because they shake down iniquity upon me and they persecute me in anger.
4 My heart is greatly pained within me and the terrors of death have fallen upon me. 5 Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me and horror has overwhelmed me.
6 And I said, O that I had wings like a dove! Then I would fly away and be at rest. 7 Behold, then I would wander far off. I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah. 8 I would hasten myself to a shelter from the stormy wind and tempest.
9 Destroy, O Lord, divide their tongue, because I have seen violence and strife in the city. 10 Day and night they go about it, upon the walls of it. Iniquity and mischief also are in the midst of it. 11 Wickedness is in the midst of it. Oppression and deceit do not depart from its streets.
12 Because it was not an enemy who reproached me. Then I could have borne it. Neither was it he who hated me that magnified himself against me. Then I would have hid myself from him.
13 But it was you, a man my equal, my companion and my familiar friend. 14 We took sweet counsel together. We walked in the house of God with the crowd.
15 Let death come suddenly upon them. Let them go down alive into Sheol. Because wickedness is in their dwelling, in the midst of them.
16 As for me, I will call upon God and Jehovah will save me. 17 Evening and morning and at noonday, I will complain and moan. And he will hear my voice.
18 He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, because there were many by me.
19 God will hear and respond to them, (even he who abides of long-ago), Selah, men who have no changes and who do not fear God. 20 He has put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him. He has profaned his covenant.
21 His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords. 22 (Cast your burden upon Jehovah and he will sustain you. He will not allow the righteous man to be shaken everlasting.)
23 But you, O God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men will not live out half their days, but I will trust in you.
4 My heart is greatly pained within me and the terrors of death have fallen upon me. 5 Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me and horror has overwhelmed me.
6 And I said, O that I had wings like a dove! Then I would fly away and be at rest. 7 Behold, then I would wander far off. I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah. 8 I would hasten myself to a shelter from the stormy wind and tempest.
9 Destroy, O Lord, divide their tongue, because I have seen violence and strife in the city. 10 Day and night they go about it, upon the walls of it. Iniquity and mischief also are in the midst of it. 11 Wickedness is in the midst of it. Oppression and deceit do not depart from its streets.
12 Because it was not an enemy who reproached me. Then I could have borne it. Neither was it he who hated me that magnified himself against me. Then I would have hid myself from him.
13 But it was you, a man my equal, my companion and my familiar friend. 14 We took sweet counsel together. We walked in the house of God with the crowd.
15 Let death come suddenly upon them. Let them go down alive into Sheol. Because wickedness is in their dwelling, in the midst of them.
16 As for me, I will call upon God and Jehovah will save me. 17 Evening and morning and at noonday, I will complain and moan. And he will hear my voice.
18 He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, because there were many by me.
19 God will hear and respond to them, (even he who abides of long-ago), Selah, men who have no changes and who do not fear God. 20 He has put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him. He has profaned his covenant.
21 His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords. 22 (Cast your burden upon Jehovah and he will sustain you. He will not allow the righteous man to be shaken everlasting.)
23 But you, O God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men will not live out half their days, but I will trust in you.