Psalms 55:
- Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea;
- hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught
- 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.
- My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death assail me.
- Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed me.
- I said, "Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest-
- I would flee far away and stay in the desert; Selah
- I would hurry to my place of shelter, far from the tempest and storm."
- Confuse the wicked, O Lord, confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.
- Day and night they prowl about on its walls; malice and abuse are within it.
- Destructive forces are at work in the city; threats and lies never leave its streets.
- If an enemy were insulting me, I could endure it; if a foe were raising himself against me, I could hide from him.
- But it is you, a man like myself, my companion, my close friend,
- with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship as we walked with the throng at the house of God.
- Let death take my enemies by surprise; let them go down alive to the grave, for evil finds lodging among them.
- But I call to God, and the LORD saves me.
- Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice.
- He ransoms me unharmed from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me.
- God, who is enthroned forever, will hear them and afflict them- Selah men who never change their ways and have no fear of God.
- My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.
- His speech is smooth as butter, yet war is in his heart; his words are more soothing than oil, yet they are drawn swords.
- Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.
- 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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