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59 lines
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# Chapter 55
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1 Give ear to my prayer, O God,
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And do not hide Yourself from my supplication.
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2 Attend to me, and hear me;
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I am restless in my complaint, and moan noisily,
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3 Because of the voice of the enemy,
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Because of the oppression of the wicked;
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For they bring down trouble upon me,
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And in wrath they hate me.
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4 My heart is severely pained within me,
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And the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
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5 Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me,
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And horror has overwhelmed me.
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6 So I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
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I would fly away and be at rest.
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7 Indeed, I would wander far off,
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And remain in the wilderness. Selah
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8 I would hasten my escape
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From the windy storm and tempest.”
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9 Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues,
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For I have seen violence and strife in the city.
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10 Day and night they go around it on its walls;
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Iniquity and trouble are also in the midst of it.
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11 Destruction is in its midst;
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Oppression and deceit do not depart from its streets.
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12 For it is not an enemy who reproaches me;
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Then I could bear it.
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Nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me;
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Then I could hide from him.
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13 But it was you, a man my equal,
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My companion and my acquaintance.
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14 We took sweet counsel together,
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And walked to the house of God in the throng.
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15 Let death seize them;
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Let them go down alive into hell,
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For wickedness is in their dwellings and among them.
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16 As for me, I will call upon God,
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And the Lord shall save me.
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17 Evening and morning and at noon
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I will pray, and cry aloud,
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And He shall hear my voice.
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18 He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me,
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For there were many against me.
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19 God will hear, and afflict them,
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Even He who abides from of old. Selah
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Because they do not change,
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Therefore they do not fear God.
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20 He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him;
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He has broken his covenant.
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21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter,
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But war was in his heart;
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His words were softer than oil,
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Yet they were drawn swords.
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22 Cast your burden on the Lord,
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And He shall sustain you;
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He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.
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23 But You, O God, shall bring them down to the pit of destruction;
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Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days;
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But I will trust in You. |