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Psalm 55

The Complete Jewish Bible CJB

1 For the leader. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David: Listen, God, to my prayer! Don't hide yourself from my plea!

2 Pay attention to me, and answer me! I am panic-stricken as I make my complaint, I shudder

3 at how the enemy shouts, at how the wicked oppress; for they keep heaping trouble on me and angrily tormenting me.

4 My heart within me is pounding in anguish, the terrors of death press down on me,

5 fear and trembling overwhelm me, horror covers me.

6 I said, "I wish I had wings like a dove! Then I could fly away and be at rest.

7 Yes, I would flee to a place far off, I would stay in the desert. (Selah)

8 I would quickly find me a shelter from the raging wind and storm."

9 Confuse, Adonai, confound their speech! For I see violence and fighting in the city.

10 Day and night they go about its walls; within are malice and mischief.

11 Ruin is rife within it, oppression and fraud never leave its streets.

12 For it was not an enemy who insulted me; if it had been, I could have borne it. It was not my adversary who treated me with scorn; if it had been, I could have hidden myself.

13 But it was you, a man of my own kind, my companion, whom I knew well.

14 We used to share our hearts with each other; in the house of God we walked with the crowd.

15 May he put death on them; let them go down alive to Sh'ol; for evil is in their homes and also in their hearts.

16 But I will call on God, and ADONAI will save me.

17 Evening, morning and noon I complain and moan; but he hears my voice.

18 He redeems me and gives me peace, so that no one can come near me. For there were many who fought me.

19 God will hear and will humble them, yes, he who has sat on his throne from the start. (Selah) For they never change, and they don't fear God.

20 [My companion] attacked those who were at peace with him; he broke his solemn word.

21 What he said sounded smoother than butter, but his heart was at war. His words seemed more soothing than oil, but in fact they were sharp swords.

22 Unload your burden on ADONAI, and he will sustain you. He will never permit the righteous to be moved.

23 But you will bring them down, God, into the deepest pit. Those men, so bloodthirsty and treacherous, will not live out half their days. But for my part, [ADONAI,] I put my trust in you.

The Message Bible MSG

1 Open your ears, God, to my prayer; don't pretend you don't hear me knocking.

2 Come close and whisper your answer. I really need you.

3 at the mean voice, quail before the evil eye, As they pile on the guilt, stockpile angry slander.

4 My insides are turned inside out; specters of death have me down.

5 I shake with fear, I shudder from head to foot.

6 "Who will give me wings," I ask - "wings like a dove?" Get me out of here on dove wings;

7 I want some peace and quiet. I want a walk in the country,

8 I want a cabin in the woods. I'm desperate for a change from rage and stormy weather.

9 Come down hard, Lord - slit their tongues. I'm appalled how they've split the city Into rival gangs prowling the alleys

10 Day and night spoiling for a fight, trash piled in the streets,

11 Even shopkeepers gouging and cheating in broad daylight.

12 This isn't the neighborhood bully mocking me - I could take that. This isn't a foreign devil spitting invective - I could tune that out.

13 It's you! We grew up together! You! My best friend!

14 Those long hours of leisure as we walked arm in arm, God a third party to our conversation.

15 Haul my betrayers off alive to hell - let them experience the horror, let them feel every desolate detail of a damned life.

16 I call to God; God will help me.

17 At dusk, dawn, and noon I sigh deep sighs - he hears, he rescues.

18 My life is well and whole, secure in the middle of danger Even while thousands are lined up against me.

19 God hears it all, and from his judge's bench puts them in their place. But, set in their ways, they won't change; they pay him no mind.

20 And this, my best friend, betrayed his best friends; his life betrayed his word.

21 All my life I've been charmed by his speech, never dreaming he'd turn on me. His words, which were music to my ears, turned to daggers in my heart.

22 Pile your troubles on God's shoulders - he'll carry your load, he'll help you out. He'll never let good people topple into ruin.

23 But you, God, will throw the others into a muddy bog, Cut the lifespan of assassins and traitors in half. And I trust in you.