For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David.
1 Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea;
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hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught
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because of what my enemy is saying, because of the threats of the wicked; for they bring down suffering on me and assail me in their anger.
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My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen on me.
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Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed me.
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I said, “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.
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I would flee far away and stay in the desert;
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I would hurry to my place of shelter, far from the tempest and storm.”
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Lord, confuse the wicked, confound their words, for I see violence and strife in the city.
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Day and night they prowl about on its walls; malice and abuse are within it.