Psalms 55:1 (BSB)
For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. Listen to my prayer, O God, and do not ignore my plea.

Psalms 55:2 (BSB)
Attend to me and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and distraught

Psalms 55:3 (BSB)
at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they release disaster upon me and revile me in their anger.

Psalms 55:4 (BSB)
My heart murmurs within me, and the terrors of death assail me.

Psalms 55:5 (BSB)
Fear and trembling grip me, and horror has overwhelmed me.

Psalms 55:6 (BSB)
I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest.

Psalms 55:7 (BSB)
How far away I would flee! In the wilderness I would remain. Selah

Psalms 55:8 (BSB)
I would hurry to my shelter, far from this raging tempest.”

Psalms 55:9 (BSB)
O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.

Psalms 55:10 (BSB)
Day and night they encircle the walls, while malice and trouble lie within.

Psalms 55:11 (BSB)
Destruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave the streets.

Psalms 55:12 (BSB)
For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide.

Psalms 55:13 (BSB)
But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend.

Psalms 55:14 (BSB)
We shared sweet fellowship together; we walked with the crowd into the house of God.

Psalms 55:15 (BSB)
Let death seize them by surprise; let them go down to Sheol alive, for evil is with them in their homes.

Psalms 55:16 (BSB)
But I call to God, and the LORD saves me.

Psalms 55:17 (BSB)
Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice.

Psalms 55:18 (BSB)
He redeems my soul in peace from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me.

Psalms 55:19 (BSB)
God will hear and humiliate them—the One enthroned for the ages—Selah because they do not change and they have no fear of God.

Psalms 55:20 (BSB)
My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.

Psalms 55:21 (BSB)
His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.

Psalms 55:22 (BSB)
Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.

Psalms 55:23 (BSB)
But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
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