【Psalms】Psalm 55 << Last Chapter Next Chapter >>

55:1 For the leader. On stringed instruments. A maskil of David.I

55:2 Listen, God, to my prayer; do not hide from my pleading;

55:3 hear me and give answer. I rock with grief; I groan

55:4 at the uproar of the enemy, the clamor of the wicked. They heap trouble uponme, savagely accuse me.

55:5 My heart pounds within me; death’s terrors fall upon me.

55:6 Fear and trembling overwhelm me; shuddering sweeps over me.

55:7 I say, "If only I had wings like a dove that I might fly away and find rest.

55:8 Far away I would flee; I would stay in the desert. Selah

55:9 I would soon find a shelter from the raging wind and storm."II

55:10 Lord, check and confuse their scheming. I see violence and strife in the city

55:11 making rounds on its walls day and night. Within are mischief and evil;

55:12 treachery is there as well; oppression and fraud never leave its streets.

55:13 If an enemy had reviled me, that I could bear; If my foe had viewed me withcontempt, from that I could hide.

55:14 But it was you, my other self, my comrade and friend,

55:15 You, whose company I enjoyed, at whose side I walked in procession in thehouse of God.III

55:16 Let death take them by surprise; let them go down alive to Sheol, for evil isin their homes and hearts.

55:17 But I will call upon God, and the LORD will save me.

55:18 At dusk, dawn, and noon I will grieve and complain, and my prayer will beheard.

55:19 God will give me freedom and peace from those who war against me, thoughthere are many who oppose me.

55:20 God, who sits enthroned forever, will hear me and humble them. For they willnot mend their ways; they have no fear of God.

55:21 They strike out at friends and go back on their promises.

55:22 Softer than butter is their speech, but war is in their hearts. Smootherthan oil are their words, but they are unsheathed swords.

55:23 Cast your care upon the LORD, who will give you support. God will neverallow the righteous to stumble.

55:24 But you, God, will bring them down to the pit of destruction. Thesebloodthirsty liars will not live half their days, but I put my trust in you.

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