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Psalms 55

¹Hear my prayer, O God; don't turn away from my plea!

²Listen to me and answer me; I am worn out by my worries.

³I am terrified by the threats of my enemies, crushed by the oppression of the wicked. They bring trouble on me; they are angry with me and hate me.

⁴I am terrified, and the terrors of death crush me.

⁵I am gripped by fear and trembling; I am overcome with horror.

⁶I wish I had wings like a dove. I would fly away and find rest.

⁷I would fly far away and make my home in the desert.

⁸I would hurry and find myself a shelter from the raging wind and the storm.

⁹Confuse the speech of my enemies, O Lord! I see violence and riots in the city,

¹⁰surrounding it day and night, filling it with crime and trouble.

¹¹There is destruction everywhere; the streets are full of oppression and fraud.

¹²If it were an enemy making fun of me, I could endure it; if it were an opponent boasting over me, I could hide myself from him.

¹³But it is you, my companion, my colleague and close friend.

¹⁴We had intimate talks with each other and worshiped together in the Temple.

¹⁵May my enemies die before their time; may they go down alive into the world of the dead! Evil is in their homes and in their hearts.

¹⁶But I call to the LORD God for help, and he will save me.

¹⁷Morning, noon, and night my complaints and groans go up to him, and he will hear my voice.

¹⁸He will bring me safely back from the battles that I fight against so many enemies.

¹⁹God, who has ruled from eternity, will hear me and defeat them; for they refuse to change, and they do not fear him.

²⁰My former companion attacked his friends; he broke his promises.

²¹His words were smoother than cream, but there was hatred in his heart; his words were as soothing as oil, but they cut like sharp swords.

²²Leave your troubles with the LORD, and he will defend you; he never lets honest people be defeated.

²³But you, O God, will bring those murderers and liars to their graves before half their life is over. As for me, I will trust in you.