Psalms 55
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Psalms 55:1 Listen to my prayer, O God, and do not ignore my plea.
Psalms 55:2 Attend to me and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and distraught
Psalms 55:3 at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they release disaster upon me and revile me in their anger.
Psalms 55:4 My heart murmurs within me, and the terrors of death assail me.
Psalms 55:5 Fear and trembling grip me, and horror has overwhelmed me.
Psalms 55:6 I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest.
Psalms 55:7 How far away I would flee! In the wilderness I would remain. Selah
Psalms 55:8 I would hurry to my shelter, far from this raging tempest.”
Psalms 55:9 O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.
Psalms 55:10 Day and night they encircle the walls, while malice and trouble lie within.
Psalms 55:11 Destruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave the streets.
Psalms 55:12 For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide.
Psalms 55:13 But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend.
Psalms 55:14 We shared sweet fellowship together; we walked with the crowd into the house of God.
Psalms 55:15 Let death seize them by surprise; let them go down to Sheol alive, for evil is with them in their homes.
Psalms 55:16 But I call to God, and the LORD saves me.
Psalms 55:17 Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice.
Psalms 55:18 He redeems my soul in peace from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me.
Psalms 55:19 God will hear and humiliate them— the One enthroned for the ages— Selah because they do not change and they have no fear of God.
Psalms 55:20 My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.
Psalms 55:21 His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.
Psalms 55:22 Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
Psalms 55:23 But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.