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Psalms 55:1-8
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Psalms 55:1-8
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For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David.
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[a]
[b]
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;
[c]
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I would hurry to my place of shelter, far from the tempest and storm.”
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Psalms 55:1-8 Meaning and Commentary
Taken from
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Psalms 55:1-8 In-Context
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.
Cross References
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1.
Psalms 27:9
;
Psalms 61:1
;
Lamentations 3:56
2.
Psalms 4:1
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Psalms 66:19
3.
1 Samuel 1:15-16
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Psalms 77:3
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Psalms 86:6-7
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Psalms 142:2
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Isaiah 38:14
4.
S
2 Samuel 16:6-8
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Psalms 17:9
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Psalms 143:3
5.
S
Psalms 44:16
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Psalms 71:11
7.
S
Psalms 6:3
8.
S
Job 18:11
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Psalms 116:3
9.
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Job 4:14
; S
2 Corinthians 7:15
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Job 21:6
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Psalms 119:120
10.
Deuteronomy 28:67
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Isaiah 21:4
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Jeremiah 46:5
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Jeremiah 49:5
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Ezekiel 7:18
11.
1 Samuel 23:14
12.
Psalms 31:20
13.
Psalms 77:18
;
Isaiah 4:6
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Isaiah 25:4
;
Isaiah 28:2
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Isaiah 29:6
;
Isaiah 32:2
Footnotes
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[a].
In Hebrew texts 55:1-23 is numbered 55:2-24.
[b].
Title: Probably a literary or musical term
[c].
The Hebrew has "Selah" (a word of uncertain meaning) here and in the middle of verse 19.
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