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Psalms
55
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1
[For the choir director; on stringed instruments; a [maskil] by David.] Open your ears to my prayer, O God. Do not hide from my plea for mercy.
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Psalms
55
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2
Pay attention to me, and answer me. My thoughts are restless, and I am confused
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Psalms
55
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3
because my enemy shouts at me and a wicked person persecutes me. They bring misery crashing down on me, and they attack me out of anger.
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Psalms
55
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4
My heart is in turmoil. The terrors of death have seized me.
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Psalms
55
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5
Fear and trembling have overcome me. Horror has overwhelmed me.
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Psalms
55
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6
I said, "If only I had wings like a dove- I would fly away and find rest.
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Psalms
55
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7
Indeed, I would run far away. I would stay in the desert. [Selah]
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Psalms
55
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8
I would hurry to find shelter from the raging wind and storm."
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Psalms
55
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9
Completely confuse their language, O Lord, because I see violence and conflict in the city.
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Psalms
55
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10
Day and night they go around on [top of] the city walls. Trouble and misery are everywhere.
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Psalms
55
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11
Destruction is everywhere. Oppression and fraud never leave the streets.
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Psalms
55
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12
If an enemy had insulted me, then I could bear it. If someone who hated me had attacked me, then I could hide from him.
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Psalms
55
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13
But it is you, my equal, my best friend, one I knew so well!
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Psalms
55
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14
We used to talk to each other in complete confidence and walk into God's house with the festival crowds.
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Psalms
55
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15
Let death suddenly take [wicked people]! Let them go into the grave while they are still alive, because evil lives in their homes as well as in their hearts.
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Psalms
55
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17
Morning, noon, and night I complain and groan, and he listens to my voice.
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Psalms
55
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18
With [his] peace, he will rescue my soul from the war waged against me, because there are many [soldiers fighting] against me.
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Psalms
55
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19
God will listen. The one who has sat enthroned from the beginning will deal with them. [Selah] They never change. They never fear God.
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Psalms
55
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20
[My best friend] has betrayed his friends. He has broken his solemn promise.
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Psalms
55
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21
His speech is smoother than butter, but there is war in his heart. His words are more soothing than oil, but they are like swords ready to attack.
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Psalms
55
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22
Turn your burdens over to the LORD, and he will take care of you. He will never let the righteous person stumble.
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Psalms
55
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23
But you, O God, will throw [wicked people]into the deepest pit. Bloodthirsty and deceitful people will not live out half their days. But I will trust you.