Psalms 55
New International Version - Psalms 55 << | >> 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150 55:1 Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea; 55:2 hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught 55:3 at the voice of the enemy, at the stares of the wicked; for they bring down suffering upon me and revile me in their anger. 55:4 My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death assail me. 55:5 Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed me. 55:6 I said, 'Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest- 55:7 I would flee far away and stay in the desert; 55:8 I would hurry to my place of shelter, far from the tempest and storm.' 55:9 Confuse the wicked, O Lord, confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city. 55:10 Day and night they prowl about on its walls; malice and abuse are within it. 55:11 Destructive forces are at work in the city; threats and lies never leave its streets. 55:12 If an enemy were insulting me, I could endure it; if a foe were raising himself against me, I could hide from him. 55:13 But it is you, a man like myself, my companion, my close friend, 55:14 with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship as we walked with the throng at the house of God. 55:15 Let death take my enemies by surprise; let them go down alive to the grave, for evil finds lodging among them. 55:16 But I call to God, and the Lord saves me. 55:17 Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice. 55:18 He ransoms me unharmed from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me. 55:19 God, who is enthroned forever, will hear them and afflict them- men who never change their ways and have no fear of God. 55:20 My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant. 55:21 His speech is smooth as butter, yet war is in his heart; his words are more soothing than oil, yet they are drawn swords. 55:22 Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall. 55:23 But you, O God, will bring down the wicked into the pit of corruption; bloodthirsty and deceitful men will not live out half their days. But as for me, I trust in you.