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Psalm 55 :: New English Translation (NET)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:1 - Listen, O God, to my prayer! Do not ignore my appeal for mercy!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:2 - Pay attention to me and answer me! I am so upset and distressed, I am beside myself,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:3 - because of what the enemy says, and because of how the wicked pressure me, for they hurl trouble down upon me and angrily attack me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:4 - My heart beats violently within me; the horrors of death overcome me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:5 - Fear and panic overpower me; terror overwhelms me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:6 - I say, "I wish I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and settle in a safe place!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:7 - Look, I will escape to a distant place; I will stay in the wilderness. (Selah)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:8 - I will hurry off to a place that is safe from the strong wind and the gale."

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:9 - Confuse them, O Lord! Frustrate their plans! For I see violence and conflict in the city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:10 - Day and night they walk around on its walls, while wickedness and destruction are within it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:11 - Disaster is within it; violence and deceit do not depart from its public square.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:12 - Indeed, it is not an enemy who insults me, or else I could bear it; it is not one who hates me who arrogantly taunts me, or else I could hide from him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:13 - But it is you, a man like me, my close friend in whom I confided.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:14 - We would share personal thoughts with each other; in God's temple we would walk together among the crowd.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:15 - May death destroy them! May they go down alive into Sheol! For evil is in their dwelling place and in their midst.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:16 - As for me, I will call out to God, and the LORD will deliver me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:17 - During the evening, morning, and noontime I will lament and moan, and he will hear me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:18 - He will rescue me and protect me from those who attack me, even though they greatly outnumber me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:19 - God, the one who has reigned as king from long ago, will hear and humiliate them. (Selah) They refuse to change, and do not fear God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:20 - He attacks his friends; he breaks his solemn promises to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:21 - His words are as smooth as butter, but he harbors animosity in his heart. His words seem softer than oil, but they are really like sharp swords.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:22 - Throw your burden upon the LORD, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the godly to be upended.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:23 - But you, O God, will bring them down to the deep Pit. Violent and deceitful people will not live even half a normal lifespan. But as for me, I trust in you.
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Psalm Chapter 55 — Additional Translations:

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