Psalm 55 #catechesis/bible/psalm
[!abstract] A prayer of a just man under persecution from the wicked. It agrees to Christ persecuted by the Jews, and betrayed by Judas.
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GR εἰς τὸ τέλος ἐν ὕμνοις συνέσεως τῷ Δαυιδ
LA In finem, in carminibus. Intellectus David.
EN Unto the end, in verses, understanding for David.
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GR ἐνώτισαι ὁ θεός τὴν προσευχὴν μου καὶ μὴ ὑπερίδῃς τὴν δέησίν μου
LA Exaudi, Deus, orationem meam, et ne despexeris deprecationem meam:
EN Hear, O God, my prayer, and despise not my supplication:
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GR πρόσχες μοι καὶ εἰσάκουσόν μου ἐλυπήθην ἐν τῇ ἀδολεσχίᾳ μου καὶ ἐταράχθην
LA intende mihi, et exaudi me. Contristatus sum in exercitatione mea, et conturbatus sum
EN Be attentive to me and hear me. I am grieved in my exercise; and am troubled,
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GR ἀπὸ φωνῆς ἐχθροῦ καὶ ἀπὸ θλίψεως ἁμαρτωλοῦ ὅτι ἐξέκλιναν ἐπ’ ἐμὲ ἀνομίαν καὶ ἐν ὀργῇ ἐνεκότουν μοι
LA a voce inimici, et a tribulatione peccatoris. Quoniam declinaverunt in me iniquitates, et in ira molesti erant mihi.
EN at the voice of the enemy, and at the tribulation of the sinner. For they have cast iniquities upon me: and in wrath they were troublesome to me.
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GR ἡ καρδία μου ἐταράχθη ἐν ἐμοί καὶ δειλία θανάτου ἐπέπεσεν ἐπ’ ἐμέ
LA Cor meum conturbatum est in me, et formido mortis cecidit super me.
EN My heart is troubled within me: and the fear of death is fallen upon me.
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GR φόβος καὶ τρόμος ἦλθεν ἐπ’ ἐμέ καὶ ἐκάλυψέν με σκότος
LA Timor et tremor venerunt super me, et contexerunt me tenebræ.
EN Fear and trembling have come upon me: and darkness has covered me.
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GR καὶ εἶπα τίς δώσει μοι πτέρυγας ὡσεὶ περιστερᾶς καὶ πετασθήσομαι καὶ καταπαύσω
LA Et dixi: Quis dabit mihi pennas sicut columbæ, et volabo, et requiescam?
EN And I said: Who will give me wings like a dove, and I will fly and be at rest?
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GR ἰδοὺ ἐμάκρυνα φυγαδεύων καὶ ηὐλίσθην ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ διάψαλμα
LA Ecce elongavi fugiens, et mansi in solitudine.
EN Lo, I have gone far off flying away; and I abode in the wilderness.
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GR προσεδεχόμην τὸν σῴζοντά με ἀπὸ ὀλιγοψυχίας καὶ καταιγίδος
LA Exspectabam eum qui salvum me fecit a pusillanimitate spiritus, et tempestate.
EN I waited for him that has saved me from pusillanimity of spirit, and a storm.
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GR καταπόντισον κύριε καὶ καταδίελε τὰς γλώσσας αὐτῶν ὅτι εἶδον ἀνομίαν καὶ ἀντιλογίαν ἐν τῇ πόλει
LA Præcipita, Domine; divide linguas eorum: quoniam vidi iniquitatem et contradictionem in civitate.
EN Cast down, O Lord, and divide their tongues; for I have seen iniquity and contradiction in the city.
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GR ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτὸς κυκλώσει αὐτὴν ἐπὶ τὰ τείχη αὐτῆς ἀνομία καὶ κόπος ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῆς καὶ ἀδικία
LA Die ac nocte circumdabit eam super muros ejus iniquitas; et labor in medio ejus,
EN Day and night shall iniquity surround it upon its walls: and in the midst thereof are labour,
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GR καὶ οὐκ ἐξέλιπεν ἐκ τῶν πλατειῶν αὐτῆς τόκος καὶ δόλος
LA et injustitia: et non defecit de plateis ejus usura et dolus.
EN and injustice. And usury and deceit have not departed from its streets.
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GR ὅτι εἰ ἐχθρὸς ὠνείδισέν με ὑπήνεγκα ἄν καὶ εἰ ὁ μισῶν με ἐπ’ ἐμὲ ἐμεγαλορρημόνησεν ἐκρύβην ἂν ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ
LA Quoniam si inimicus meus maledixisset mihi, sustinuissem utique. Et si is qui oderat me super me magna locutus fuisset, abscondissem me forsitan ab eo.
EN For if my enemy had reviled me, I would verily have borne with it. And if he that hated me had spoken great things against me, I would perhaps have hidden my self from him.
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GR σὺ δέ ἄνθρωπε ἰσόψυχε ἡγεμών μου καὶ γνωστέ μου
LA Tu vero homo unanimis, dux meus, et notus meus:
EN But you a man of one mind, my guide, and my familiar,
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GR ὃς ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτό μοι ἐγλύκανας ἐδέσματα ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐπορεύθημεν ἐν ὁμονοίᾳ
LA qui simul mecum dulces capiebas cibos; in domo Dei ambulavimus cum consensu.
EN who took sweetmeats together with me: in the house of God we walked with consent.
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GR ἐλθέτω θάνατος ἐπ’ αὐτούς καὶ καταβήτωσαν εἰς ᾅδου ζῶντες ὅτι πονηρίαι ἐν ταῖς παροικίαις αὐτῶν ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν
LA Veniat mors super illos, et descendant in infernum viventes: quoniam nequitiæ in habitaculis eorum, in medio eorum.
EN Let death come upon them, and let them go down alive into hell. For there is wickedness in their dwellings: in the midst of them.
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GR ἐγὼ δὲ πρὸς τὸν θεὸν ἐκέκραξα καὶ ὁ κύριος εἰσήκουσέν μου
LA Ego autem ad Deum clamavi, et Dominus salvabit me.
EN But I have cried to God: and the Lord will save me.
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GR ἑσπέρας καὶ πρωὶ καὶ μεσημβρίας διηγήσομαι ἀπαγγελῶ καὶ εἰσακούσεται τῆς φωνῆς μου
LA Vespere, et mane, et meridie, narrabo, et annuntiabo; et exaudiet vocem meam.
EN Evening and morning, and at noon I will speak and declare: and he shall hear my voice.
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GR λυτρώσεται ἐν εἰρήνῃ τὴν ψυχήν μου ἀπὸ τῶν ἐγγιζόντων μοι ὅτι ἐν πολλοῖς ἦσαν σὺν ἐμοί
LA Redimet in pace animam meam ab his qui appropinquant mihi: quoniam inter multos erant mecum.
EN He shall redeem my soul in peace from them that draw near to me: for among many they were with me.
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GR εἰσακούσεται ὁ θεὸς καὶ ταπεινώσει αὐτούς ὁ ὑπάρχων πρὸ τῶν αἰώνων διάψαλμα οὐ γάρ ἐστιν αὐτοῖς ἀντάλλαγμα καὶ οὐκ ἐφοβήθησαν τὸν θεόν
LA Exaudiet Deus, et humiliabit illos, qui est ante sæcula. Non enim est illis commutatio, et non timuerunt Deum.
EN God shall hear, and the Eternal shall humble them. For there is no change with them, and they have not feared God:
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GR ἐξέτεινεν τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ ἀποδιδόναι ἐβεβήλωσαν τὴν διαθήκην αὐτοῦ
LA Extendit manum suam in retribuendo; contaminaverunt testamentum ejus:
EN He has stretched forth his hand to repay. They have defiled his covenant,
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GR διεμερίσθησαν ἀπὸ ὀργῆς τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦ καὶ ἤγγισεν ἡ καρδία αὐτοῦ ἡπαλύνθησαν οἱ λόγοι αὐτοῦ ὑπὲρ ἔλαιον καὶ αὐτοί εἰσιν βολίδες
LA divisi sunt ab ira vultus ejus, et appropinquavit cor illius. Molliti sunt sermones ejus super oleum; et ipsi sunt jacula.
EN they are divided by the wrath of his countenance, and his heart has drawn near. His words are smoother than oil, and the same are darts.
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GR ἐπίρριψον ἐπὶ κύριον τὴν μέριμνάν σου καὶ αὐτός σε διαθρέψει οὐ δώσει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα σάλον τῷ δικαίῳ
LA Jacta super Dominum curam tuam, et ipse te enutriet; non dabit in æternum fluctuationem justo.
EN Cast your care upon the Lord, and he shall sustain you: he shall not suffer the just to waver for ever.
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GR σὺ δέ ὁ θεός κατάξεις αὐτοὺς εἰς φρέαρ διαφθορᾶς ἄνδρες αἱμάτων καὶ δολιότητος οὐ μὴ ἡμισεύσωσιν τὰς ἡμέρας αὐτῶν ἐγὼ δὲ ἐλπιῶ ἐπὶ σέ κύριε
LA Tu vero, Deus, deduces eos in puteum interitus. Viri sanguinum et dolosi non dimidiabunt dies suos; ego autem sperabo in te, Domine.
EN But you, O God, shall bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in you, O Lord.
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[!note]- Let death, etc…
This, and such like imprecations which occur in the psalms, are delivered prophetically; that is, by way of foretelling the punishments which shall fall upon the wicked from divine justice, and approving the righteous ways of God: but not by way of ill will, or uncharitable curses, which the law of God disallows. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
[!note]- Among many, etc…
That is, they that drew near to attack me were many in company all combined to fight against me. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
[!note]- They are divided, etc…
Dispersed, scattered, and brought to nothing, by the wrath of God; who looks with indignation on their wicked and deceitful ways. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
