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Psalm 55 - New International Version, 2011 bible

Psalm 55

¹For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil [97] of David. [1] Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea;

²hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught

³because of what my enemy is saying, because of the threats of the wicked; for they bring down suffering on me and assail me in their anger.

⁴My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen on me.

⁵Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed me.

⁶I said, “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.

⁷I would flee far away and stay in the desert; [98]

⁸I would hurry to my place of shelter, far from the tempest and storm.”

⁹Lord, confuse the wicked, confound their words, for I see violence and strife in the city.

¹⁰Day and night they prowl about on its walls; malice and abuse are within it.

¹¹Destructive forces are at work in the city; threats and lies never leave its streets.

¹²If an enemy were insulting me, I could endure it; if a foe were rising against me, I could hide.

¹³But it is you, a man like myself, my companion, my close friend,

¹⁴with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship at the house of God, as we walked about among the worshipers.

¹⁵Let death take my enemies by surprise; let them go down alive to the realm of the dead, for evil finds lodging among them.

¹⁶As for me, I call to God, and the LORD saves me.

¹⁷Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice.

¹⁸He rescues me unharmed from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me.

¹⁹God, who is enthroned from of old, who does not change — he will hear them and humble them, because they have no fear of God.

²⁰My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.

²¹His talk is smooth as butter, yet war is in his heart; his words are more soothing than oil, yet they are drawn swords.

²²Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.

²³But you, God, will bring down the wicked into the pit of decay; the bloodthirsty and deceitful will not live out half their days. But as for me, I trust in you.