Psalms 55 : 1 (NET)
*For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a well-written song by David. Listen, O God, to my prayer! Do not ignore my appeal for mercy!
Psalms 55 : 2 (NET)
Pay attention to me and answer me! I am so upset and distressed, I am beside myself,
Psalms 55 : 3 (NET)
because of what the enemy says, and because of how the wicked pressure me, for they hurl trouble down upon me and angrily attack me.
Psalms 55 : 4 (NET)
My heart beats violently within me; the horrors of death overcome me.
Psalms 55 : 5 (NET)
Fear and panic overpower me; terror overwhelms me.
Psalms 55 : 6 (NET)
I say, "I wish I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and settle in a safe place!
Psalms 55 : 7 (NET)
Look, I will escape to a distant place; I will stay in the wilderness. (Selah)
Psalms 55 : 8 (NET)
I will hurry off to a place that is safe from the strong wind and the gale."
Psalms 55 : 9 (NET)
Confuse them, O Lord! Frustrate their plans! For I see violence and conflict in the city.
Psalms 55 : 10 (NET)
Day and night they walk around on its walls, while wickedness and destruction are within it.
Psalms 55 : 11 (NET)
Disaster is within it; violence and deceit do not depart from its public square.
Psalms 55 : 12 (NET)
Indeed, it is not an enemy who insults me, or else I could bear it; it is not one who hates me who arrogantly taunts me, or else I could hide from him.
Psalms 55 : 13 (NET)
But it is you, a man like me, my close friend in whom I confided.
Psalms 55 : 14 (NET)
We would share personal thoughts with each other; in God's temple we would walk together among the crowd.
Psalms 55 : 15 (NET)
May death destroy them! May they go down alive into Sheol! For evil is in their dwelling place and in their midst.
Psalms 55 : 16 (NET)
As for me, I will call out to God, and the LORD will deliver me.
Psalms 55 : 17 (NET)
During the evening, morning, and noontime I will lament and moan, and he will hear me.
Psalms 55 : 18 (NET)
He will rescue me and protect me from those who attack me, even though they greatly outnumber me.
Psalms 55 : 19 (NET)
God, the one who has reigned as king from long ago, will hear and humiliate them. (Selah) They refuse to change, and do not fear God.
Psalms 55 : 20 (NET)
He attacks his friends; he breaks his solemn promises to them.
Psalms 55 : 21 (NET)
His words are as smooth as butter, but he harbors animosity in his heart. His words seem softer than oil, but they are really like sharp swords.
Psalms 55 : 22 (NET)
Throw your burden upon the LORD, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the godly to be upended.
Psalms 55 : 23 (NET)
But you, O God, will bring them down to the deep Pit. Violent and deceitful people will not live even half a normal lifespan. But as for me, I trust in you.
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