Psalms - Chapter 55 | Good News Translation

  • 1. Hear my prayer, O God; don't turn away from my plea!
  • 2. Listen to me and answer me; I am worn out by my worries.
  • 3. I am terrified by the threats of my enemies, crushed by the oppression of the wicked. They bring trouble on me; they are angry with me and hate me.
  • 4. I am terrified, and the terrors of death crush me.
  • 5. I am gripped by fear and trembling; I am overcome with horror.
  • 6. I wish I had wings like a dove. I would fly away and find rest.
  • 7. I would fly far away and make my home in the desert.
  • 8. I would hurry and find myself a shelter from the raging wind and the storm.
  • 9. Confuse the speech of my enemies, O Lord! I see violence and riots in the city,
  • 10. surrounding it day and night, filling it with crime and trouble.
  • 11. There is destruction everywhere; the streets are full of oppression and fraud.
  • 12. If it were an enemy making fun of me, I could endure it; if it were an opponent boasting over me, I could hide myself from him.
  • 13. But it is you, my companion, my colleague and close friend.
  • 14. We had intimate talks with each other and worshiped together in the Temple.
  • 15. May my enemies die before their time; may they go down alive into the world of the dead! Evil is in their homes and in their hearts.
  • 16. But I call to the LORD God for help, and he will save me.
  • 17. Morning, noon, and night my complaints and groans go up to him, and he will hear my voice.
  • 18. He will bring me safely back from the battles that I fight against so many enemies.
  • 19. God, who has ruled from eternity, will hear me and defeat them; for they refuse to change, and they do not fear him.
  • 20. My former companion attacked his friends; he broke his promises.
  • 21. His words were smoother than cream, but there was hatred in his heart; his words were as soothing as oil, but they cut like sharp swords.
  • 22. Leave your troubles with the LORD, and he will defend you; he never lets honest people be defeated.
  • 23. But you, O God, will bring those murderers and liars to their graves before half their life is over. As for me, I will trust in you.
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