Psalm 55 - NKJV Bible Online

Psalm 55

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Trust in God Concerning the Treachery of Friends

To the Chief Musician. With ¹stringed instruments. A ²Contemplation of David.

Give ear to my prayer, O God,

And do not hide Yourself from my supplication.

Attend to me, and hear me;

I ^aam¹ restless in my complaint, and moan noisily,

Because of the voice of the enemy,

Because of the oppression of the wicked;

^aFor they bring down trouble upon me,

And in wrath they hate me.

^aMy heart is severely pained within me,

And the terrors of death have fallen upon me.

Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me,

And horror has overwhelmed me.

So I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!

I would fly away and be at rest.

Indeed, I would wander far off,

And remain in the wilderness.

Selah

I would hasten my escape

From the windy storm and tempest.”

Destroy, O Lord, and divide their ¹tongues,

For I have seen ^aviolence and strife in the city.

Day and night they go around it on its walls;

^aIniquity and trouble are also in the midst of it.

Destruction is in its midst;

^aOppression and deceit do not depart from its streets.

^aFor it is not an enemy who reproaches me;

Then I could bear it.

Nor is it one who hates me who has ^bexalted himself against me;

Then I could hide from him.

But it was you, a man my equal,

^aMy companion and my acquaintance.

We took sweet counsel together,

And ^awalked to the house of God in the throng.

Let death seize them;

Let them ^ago down alive into ¹hell,

For wickedness is in their dwellings and among them.

As for me, I will call upon God,

And the Lord shall save me.

^aEvening and morning and at noon

I will pray, and cry aloud,

And He shall hear my voice.

He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me,

For ^athere were many against me.

God will hear, and afflict them,

^aEven He who abides from of old.

Selah

Because they do not change,

Therefore they do not fear God.

He has ^aput forth his hands against those who ^bwere at peace with him;

He has broken his ¹covenant.

^aThe words of his mouth were smoother than butter,

But war was in his heart;

His words were softer than oil,

Yet they were drawn swords.

^aCast your burden on the Lord,

And ^bHe shall sustain you;

He shall never permit the righteous to be ¹moved.

But You, O God, shall bring them down to the pit of destruction;

^aBloodthirsty and deceitful men ^bshall not live out half their days;

But I will trust in You.

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