Psalms - Chapter 55 | New International Version

  • 1. {For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David.} Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea;
  • 2. hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught
  • 3. at the voice of the enemy, at the stares of the wicked; for they bring down suffering upon me and revile me in their anger.
  • 4. My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death assail me.
  • 5. Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed me.
  • 6. I said, "Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest--
  • 7. I would flee far away and stay in the desert; Selah
  • 8. I would hurry to my place of shelter, far from the tempest and storm."
  • 9. Confuse the wicked, O Lord, confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.
  • 10. Day and night they prowl about on its walls; malice and abuse are within it.
  • 11. Destructive forces are at work in the city; threats and lies never leave its streets.
  • 12. If an enemy were insulting me, I could endure it; if a foe were raising himself against me, I could hide from him.
  • 13. But it is you, a man like myself, my companion, my close friend,
  • 14. with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship as we walked with the throng at the house of God.
  • 15. Let death take my enemies by surprise; let them go down alive to the grave, for evil finds lodging among them.
  • 16. But I call to God, and the LORD saves me.
  • 17. Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice.
  • 18. He ransoms me unharmed from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me.
  • 19. God, who is enthroned forever, will hear them and afflict them-- Selah men who never change their ways and have no fear of God.
  • 20. My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.
  • 21. His speech is smooth as butter, yet war is in his heart; his words are more soothing than oil, yet they are drawn swords.
  • 22. Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.
  • 23. But you, O God, will bring down the wicked into the pit of corruption; bloodthirsty and deceitful men will not live out half their days. But as for me, I trust in you.
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