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Psalms 55:1-6

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1 Give ear to my prayer, O God; do not hide yourself from my supplication.
1 Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea;
2 Attend to me, and answer me; I am troubled in my complaint. I am distraught
2 hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught
3 by the noise of the enemy, because of the clamor of the wicked. For they bring trouble upon me, and in anger they cherish enmity against me.
3 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.
4 My heart is in anguish within me, the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
4 My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen on me.
5 Fear and trembling come upon me, and horror overwhelms me.
5 Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed me.
6 And I say, "O that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest;
6 I said, “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.
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