2.2 KiB
Psalm 55
- Listen to my prayer, O God.
Do not ignore my cry for help!
- Please listen and answer me,
for I am overwhelmed by my troubles.
- My enemies shout at me,
making loud and wicked threats.
They bring trouble on me
and angrily hunt me down.
- My heart pounds in my chest.
The terror of death assaults me.
- Fear and trembling overwhelm me,
and I can't stop shaking.
- Oh, that I had wings like a dove;
then I would fly away and rest!
- I would fly far away
to the quiet of the wilderness. Interlude
- How quickly I would escape--
far from this wild storm of hatred.
- Confuse them, Lord, and frustrate their plans,
for I see violence and conflict in the city.
- Its walls are patrolled day and night against invaders,
but the real danger is wickedness within the city.
- Everything is falling apart;
threats and cheating are rampant in the streets.
- It is not an enemy who taunts me--
I could bear that.
It is not my foes who so arrogantly insult me--
I could have hidden from them.
- Instead, it is you--my equal,
my companion and close friend.
- What good fellowship we once enjoyed
as we walked together to the house of God.
- Let death stalk my enemies; let the grave swallow them alive,
for evil makes its home within them.
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But I will call on God, and the LORD will rescue me.
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Morning, noon, and night
I cry out in my distress, and the LORD hears my voice.
- He ransoms me and keeps me safe
from the battle waged against me,
though many still oppose me.
- God, who has ruled forever,
will hear me and humble them. Interlude For my enemies refuse to change their ways;
they do not fear God.
- As for my companion, he betrayed his friends;
he broke his promises.
- His words are as smooth as butter,
but in his heart is war.
His words are as soothing as lotion,
but underneath are daggers!
- Give your burdens to the LORD,
and he will take care of you.
He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.
- But you, O God, will send the wicked
down to the pit of destruction.
Murderers and liars will die young,
but I am trusting you to save me.