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Psalms 55

Lexham English Bible LEB

1 Give ear, O God, [to] my prayer, and do not hide yourself from my plea.

2 Attend to me and answer me. I am restless in my lamenting and I groan,

3 because of [the] voice [of] an enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked, because they bring down evil on me, and in anger they hold a grudge [against] me.

4 My heart trembles within me, and deathly terrors fall on me.

5 Fear and trembling come on me, and horror overwhelms me.

6 So I say, "{Oh, that} I had wings like a dove. I would fly away and be at rest.

7 Look, I would flee far away. I would dwell in the wilderness. Selah

8 I would hurry to my refuge from [the] raging wind [and] storm."

9 Confuse, O Lord; divide their speech, because I see violence and strife in the city.

10 Day and night they go around it on its walls, and iniquity and trouble [are] in its midst.

11 Destruction [is] within it, and oppression and deceit do not depart from its public square.

12 For [it is] not an enemy [that] taunts me, or I could bear [it]. [It is not] one who hates me [that] magnifies himself over me, or I could hide myself from him.

13 But [it is] you, a man my equal, my friend and confidant.

14 [We] who would take sweet counsel together; in the house of God we would walk with [the] throng.

15 Let death deceive them. May they descend to Sheol alive, because evil [is] in their home [and] {heart}.

16 As for me, I will call to God, and Yahweh will save me.

17 {Morning, noon and night} I will lament and groan loudly, and he will hear my voice.

18 He safely redeems my life from [the] battle against me, because [those standing] against me are among many.

19 God will hear and answer them, [he] who [is] enthroned from of old, Selah Because they do not change, and they do not fear God.

20 He has put forth his hands against {his friends}; he has defiled his covenant.

21 The {buttery words} of his mouth were smooth, but [there was] battle in his heart. His words were smoother than oil, but they [were] drawn swords.

22 Cast your burden on Yahweh, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.

23 But you, O God, you will bring them down to [the] pit of corruption. [The] men of bloodshed and deceit will not live half their days, but I will trust you.

New International Version NIV

1 Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea;

2 hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught

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 on me.

5 Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed me.

6 I said, “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.

7 I would flee far away and stay in the desert;

8 I would hurry to my place of shelter, far from the tempest and storm.”

9 Lord, confuse the wicked, confound their words, for I see violence and strife in the city.

10 Day and night they prowl about on its walls; malice and abuse are within it.

11 Destructive forces are at work in the city; threats and lies never leave its streets.

12 If an enemy were insulting me, I could endure it; if a foe were rising against me, I could hide.

13 But it is you, a man like myself, my companion, my close friend,

14 with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship at the house of God, as we walked about among the worshipers.

15 Let death take my enemies by surprise; let them go down alive to the realm of the dead, for evil finds lodging among them.

16 As for me, I call to God, and the LORD saves me.

17 Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice.

18 He rescues me unharmed from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me.

19 God, who is enthroned from of old, who does not change— he will hear them and humble them, because they have no fear of God.

20 My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.

21 His talk is smooth as butter, yet war is in his heart; his words are more soothing than oil, yet they are drawn swords.

22 Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.

23 But you, God, will bring down the wicked into the pit of decay; the bloodthirsty and deceitful will not live out half their days. But as for me, I trust in you.