O panorama
Salmos 55 abre com “Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.”, muda perto do versículo 12 com “For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it…” e termina com “But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful…”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
A Escritura ao lado do resumo
Salmos · Versão King James · 23Salmos 55:1-8
Versículos 1–8: Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
Salmos 55:1–8 abre com “Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.” e chega a “I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Salmos 55 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.” Nomear Give mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in…” Esta linha fornece uma razão, resultado ou conclusão. Ela deve permanecer ligada à afirmação ou ação que lhe dá sentido.
Salmos 55:1-8
Versão King James1Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
2Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
3Because 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.
4My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
5Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
6And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
7Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.
8I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.
Salmos 55:9-16
Versículos 9–16: Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and…
Salmos 55:9–16 abre com “Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.” e chega a “As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Salmos 55 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.” Nomear Destroy mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.” Nomear Wickedness mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
Salmos 55:9-16
Versão King James9Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
10Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.
11Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.
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:
13But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.
14We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.
15Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.
16As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.
Salmos 55:17-23
Versículos 17–23: Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he…
Salmos 55:17–23 abre com “Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.” e chega a “But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Salmos 55 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
“He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem battle, delivered, peace. A relação com os versículos 17 e 19 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
Salmos 55:17-23
Versão King James17Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
18He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.
19God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.
20He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.
21The 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.
22Cast thy burden upon the LORD , and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
23But thou, O God, shalt 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.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Psalms 55:1 começa com “Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.”
Onde o capítulo muda
Psalms 55:13 forma uma mudança natural: “But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.”
A nota final
Psalms 55:23 deixa o leitor com “But thou, O God, shalt 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.”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras hear, LORD, death, enemy, heart, midst ajudam a revelar as preocupações repetidas do capítulo.
Primeiro o texto
Onde os leitores divergem
O resumo começa com o que a passagem diz e como suas partes se relacionam. Ele não presume que uma denominação já resolveu todas as questões. A dependência de uma tradição, teoria literária ou reconstrução histórica é claramente identificada.
O texto KJV aparece primeiro. As conclusões interpretativas são identificadas, e as diferenças surgem quando ajudam a explicar por que comunidades sérias nem sempre chegam à mesma resposta.
As notas interpretativas comparativas deste capítulo estão em preparação. Até que as notas revisadas estejam prontas, esta página separa o texto KJV do resumo e da aplicação sem afirmar que leitores responsáveis concordam em todas as questões.