Psalm 55

 ¹ God, listen to my prayer
       and do not ignore my cry for help.
 ² Pay attention to me and answer me.
       I am troubled and upset
 ³ by what the enemy says
       and how the wicked look at me.
    They bring troubles down on me,
       and in anger they attack me.

 ⁴ I am frightened inside;
       the terror of death has attacked me.
 ⁵ I am scared and shaking,
       and terror grips me.
 ⁶ I said, "I wish I had wings like a dove.
       Then I would fly away and rest.
 ⁷ I would wander far away
       and stay in the desert.
                         Selah

 ⁸ I would hurry to my place of escape,
       far away from the wind and storm."

 ⁹ Lord, destroy and confuse their words,
       because I see violence and fighting in the city.
 ¹⁰ Day and night they are all around its walls,
       and evil and trouble are everywhere inside.
 ¹¹ Destruction is everywhere in the city;
       trouble and lying never leave its streets.

 ¹² It was not an enemy insulting me.
       I could stand that.
    It was not someone who hated me.
       I could hide from him.
 ¹³ But it is you, a person like me,
       my companion and good friend.
 ¹⁴ We had a good friendship
       and walked together to God's Temple.

 ¹⁵ Let death take away my enemies.
       Let them die while they are still young
       because evil lives with them.
 ¹⁶ But I will call to God for help,
       and the Lord will save me.
 ¹⁷ Morning, noon, and night I am troubled and upset,
       but he will listen to me.
 ¹⁸ Many are against me,
       but he keeps me safe in battle.
 ¹⁹ God who lives forever
       will hear me and punish them.
                         Selah

    But they will not change;
       they do not fear God.

 ²⁰ The one who was my friend attacks his friends
       and breaks his promises.
 ²¹ His words are slippery like butter,
       but war is in his heart.
    His words are smoother than oil,
       but they cut like knives.

 ²² Give your worries to the Lord,
       and he will take care of you.
       He will never let good people down.
 ²³ But, God, you will bring down
       the wicked to the grave.
    Murderers and liars will live
       only half a lifetime.
    But I will trust in you. (Psalm 55, New Century Version) Pin It Now!