Verse 16
Psalms 55:16
Bible in Basic English
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As for me, I will make my prayer to God (Elohim), and he will be my saviour.
Original Language Text
hebrew
ישימות יַשִּׁ֤י מָ֨וֶת עָלֵ֗י/מוֹ יֵרְד֣וּ שְׁא֣וֹל חַיִּ֑ים כִּֽי רָע֖וֹת בִּ/מְגוּרָ֣/ם בְּ/קִרְבָּֽ/ם
English Translation
Death shall come upon me; hell will descend upon the living, for they are evil amidst their dwellings.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 55 Context
1
<To the chief music-maker, on Neginoth. Maschil. Of David.> Give hearing to my prayer, O God (Elohim...
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Give thought to me, and let my prayer be answered: I have been made low in sorrow;
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I am troubled because of the voice of the cruel ones, because of the loud cry of the evil-doers; for...
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My heart is deeply wounded, and the fear of death has come on me.
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Fear and shaking have come over me, with deep fear I am covered.
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And I said, If only I had wings like a dove! for then I would go in flight from here and be at rest.
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7
I would go wandering far away, living in the waste land. (Selah.)
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8
I would quickly take cover from the driving storm and from the violent wind.
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9
Send destruction on them, O Lord, make a division of tongues among them: for I have seen fighting an...
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10
By day and night they go round the town, on the walls; trouble and sorrow are in the heart of it.
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Evil is there; cruel rule and deceit are ever in the streets.
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12
For it was not my hater who said evil of me; that would have been no grief to me; it was not one out...
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13
But it was you, my equal, my guide, my well-loved friend.
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14
We had loving talk together, and went to the house of God (Elohim) in company.
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15
Let the hand of death come on them suddenly, and let them go down living into the underworld; becaus...
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As for me, I will make my prayer to God (Elohim), and he will be my saviour.
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In the evening and in the morning and in the middle of the day I will make my prayer with sounds of...
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18
He has taken my soul away from the attack which was made against me, and given it peace; for great n...
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19
God (Elohim) will give thought to me; he who from early times is strong will send pain and trouble o...
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20
He has put out his hand against those who were at peace with him; he has not kept his agreement.
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21
The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer th...
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Put your cares on the Lord, and he will be your support; he will not let the upright man be moved.
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But you, O God (Elohim), will send them down into the underworld; the cruel and the false will be cu...
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