HeadingFor the Chief Musician on stringed instruments Maschil of David

Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1For the Chief Musician | 2on stringed instruments | 3Maschil | 4of David

1Give ear to my prayer O God And hide not thyself from my supplication

Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1Give ear to | 2O God | 3my prayer | 4And … not | 5hide … thyself | 6from my supplication

2Attend unto me and answer me I am restless in my complaint and moan

Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1Attend | 2unto me | 3and answer me | 4I am restless | 5in my complaint | 6and moan

3Because 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

Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1Because of the voice | 2of the enemy | 3Because of | 4the oppression | 5of the wicked | 6For | 7they cast | 8upon me | 9iniquity | 10And in anger | 11they persecute me

4My heart is sore pained within me And the terrors of death are fallen upon me

Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1My heart | 2is sore pained | 3within me | 4And the terrors | 5of death | 6are fallen | 7upon me

5Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me And horror hath overwhelmed me

Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1Fearfulness | 2and trembling | 3are come | 4upon me | 5And … hath overwhelmed me | 6horror

6And I said Oh that I had wings like a dove Then would I fly away and be at rest

Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1And I said | 2Oh that | 3Oh that | 4I had | 5wings | 6like a dove | 7would I fly | 8and be at rest

7Lo then would I wander far off I would lodge in the wilderness Selah

Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1Lo | 2would I … far off | 3wander | 4I would lodge | 5in the wilderness | 6Selah

8I would haste me to a shelter From the stormy wind and tempest

Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1I would haste | 2to a shelter | 3me | 4From the … wind | 5stormy | 6tempest

9Destroy O Lord and divide their tongue For I have seen violence and strife in the city

Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1Destroy | 2O Lord | 3divide | 4their tongue | 5For | 6I have seen | 7violence | 8and strife | 9in the city

10Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof Iniquity also and mischief are in the midst of it

Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1Day | 2and night | 3they go about it | 4upon | 5the walls thereof | 6Iniquity also | 7and mischief | 8are in the midst of it

11Wickedness is in the midst thereof Oppression and guile depart not from its streets

Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1Wickedness | 2is in the midst thereof | 3not | 4depart | 5from its streets | 6Oppression | 7and guile

12For 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

Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1For | 2not | 3an enemy | 4reproached me | 5Then I could have borne | 6Neither | 7he that hated me | 8against me | 9did magnify himself | 10Then I would have hid myself | 11from him

13But it was thou a man mine equal My companion and my familiar friend

Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1But … thou | 2was … a man | 3mine equal | 4My companion | 5and my familiar friend

14We took sweet counsel together We walked in the house of God with the throng

Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1— | 2together | 3We took sweet | 4counsel | 5in the house | 6of God | 7We walked | 8with the throng

15Let death come suddenly upon them Let them go down alive into Sheol For wickedness is in their dwelling in the midst of them

Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1Let … come suddenly | 2death | 3upon them | 4Let them go down | 5into Sheol | 6alive | 7For | 8wickedness | 9is in their dwelling | 10in the midst of them

16As for me I will call upon God And Jehovah will save me

Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1me | 2upon | 3God | 4I will call | 5And Jehovah | 6will save me

17Evening and morning and at noonday will I complain and moan And he will hear my voice

Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1Evening | 2and morning | 3and at noonday | 4will I complain | 5and moan | 6And he will hear | 7my voice

18He hath redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me For they were many that strove with me

Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1He hath redeemed | 2in peace | 3my soul | 4from the battle | 5that was against me | 6For | 7many | 8they were | 9with me

19God will hear and answer them Even he that abideth of old Selah The men who have no changes And who fear not God

Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1will hear | 2God | 3and answer them | 4Even he that abideth | 5of old | 6Selah | 7The men who … who | 8have no | 9changes | 10— | 11And … not | 12fear | 13God

20He hath put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him He hath profaned his covenant

Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1He hath put forth | 2his hands | 3against such as were at peace with him | 4He hath profaned | 5his covenant

21His mouth was smooth as butter But his heart was war His words were softer than oil Yet were they drawn swords

Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1was smooth | 2as butter | 3His mouth | 4But … was war | 5his heart | 6were softer | 7His words | 8than oil | 9Yet … they | 10were … drawn swords