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Psalm 55 :: New English Translation (NET)

Psa 55:1

Psa 55:1Listen, O God, to my prayer! Do not ignore my appeal for mercy!

Psa 55:2

Psa 55:2Pay attention to me and answer me! I am so upset and distressed, I am beside myself,

Psa 55:3

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

Psa 55:4

Psa 55:4My heart beats violently within me; the horrors of death overcome me.

Psa 55:5

Psa 55:5Fear and panic overpower me; terror overwhelms me.

Psa 55:6

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

Psa 55:7

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

Psa 55:8

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

Psa 55:9

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

Psa 55:10

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

Psa 55:11

Psa 55:11Disaster is within it; violence and deceit do not depart from its public square.

Psa 55:12

Psa 55:12Indeed, 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.

Psa 55:13

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

Psa 55:14

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

Psa 55:15

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

Psa 55:16

Psa 55:16As for me, I will call out to God, and the LORD will deliver me.

Psa 55:17

Psa 55:17During the evening, morning, and noontime I will lament and moan, and he will hear me.

Psa 55:18

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

Psa 55:19

Psa 55:19God, 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.

Psa 55:20

Psa 55:20He attacks his friends; he breaks his solemn promises to them.

Psa 55:21

Psa 55:21His 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.

Psa 55:22

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

Psa 55:23

Psa 55:23But 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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