Psalms 55 : 1 (NLT)
Listen to my prayer, O God. Do not ignore my cry for help!
Psalms 55 : 2 (NLT)
Please listen and answer me, for I am overwhelmed by my troubles.
Psalms 55 : 3 (NLT)
My enemies shout at me, making loud and wicked threats. They bring trouble on me and angrily hunt me down.
Psalms 55 : 4 (NLT)
My heart pounds in my chest. The terror of death assaults me.
Psalms 55 : 5 (NLT)
Fear and trembling overwhelm me, and I can't stop shaking.
Psalms 55 : 6 (NLT)
Oh, that I had wings like a dove; then I would fly away and rest!
Psalms 55 : 7 (NLT)
I would fly far away to the quiet of the wilderness. Interlude
Psalms 55 : 8 (NLT)
How quickly I would escape-- far from this wild storm of hatred.
Psalms 55 : 9 (NLT)
Confuse them, Lord, and frustrate their plans, for I see violence and conflict in the city.
Psalms 55 : 10 (NLT)
Its walls are patrolled day and night against invaders, but the real danger is wickedness within the city.
Psalms 55 : 11 (NLT)
Everything is falling apart; threats and cheating are rampant in the streets.
Psalms 55 : 12 (NLT)
It is not an enemy who taunts me-- I could bear that. It is not my foes who so arrogantly insult me-- I could have hidden from them.
Psalms 55 : 13 (NLT)
Instead, it is you-- my equal, my companion and close friend.
Psalms 55 : 14 (NLT)
What good fellowship we once enjoyed as we walked together to the house of God.
Psalms 55 : 15 (NLT)
Let death stalk my enemies; let the grave swallow them alive, for evil makes its home within them.
Psalms 55 : 16 (NLT)
But I will call on God, and the LORD will rescue me.
Psalms 55 : 17 (NLT)
Morning, noon, and night I cry out in my distress, and the LORD hears my voice.
Psalms 55 : 18 (NLT)
He ransoms me and keeps me safe from the battle waged against me, though many still oppose me.
Psalms 55 : 19 (NLT)
God, who has ruled forever, will hear me and humble them. Interlude For my enemies refuse to change their ways; they do not fear God.
Psalms 55 : 20 (NLT)
As for my companion, he betrayed his friends; he broke his promises.
Psalms 55 : 21 (NLT)
His words are as smooth as butter, but in his heart is war. His words are as soothing as lotion, but underneath are daggers!
Psalms 55 : 22 (NLT)
Give your burdens to the LORD, and he will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.
Psalms 55 : 23 (NLT)
But you, O God, will send the wicked down to the pit of destruction. Murderers and liars will die young, but I am trusting you to save me. For the choir director: A psalm of David, regarding the time the Philistines seized him in Gath. To be sung to the tune "Dove on Distant Oaks."
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