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Prayer for the Destruction of the Treacherous.
For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. |
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| Psalm 55:1 |
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Give ear to my prayer, O God; And do not hide
Yourself from my supplication. |
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| Psalm 55:2 |
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Give heed to me and answer me; I am restless
in my complaint and am surely distracted, |
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| Psalm 55:3 |
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Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of
the pressure of the wicked; For they bring down trouble upon me And in anger they
bear a grudge against me. |
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| Psalm 55:4 |
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My heart is in anguish within me, And the terrors
of death have fallen upon me. |
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| Psalm 55:5 |
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Fear and trembling come upon me, And horror
has overwhelmed me. |
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| Psalm 55:6 |
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I said, "Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
I would fly away and be at rest. |
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| Psalm 55:7 |
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"Behold, I would wander far away, I would lodge
in the wilderness. Selah. |
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| Psalm 55:8 |
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"I would hasten to my place of refuge From the
stormy wind and tempest." |
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| Psalm 55:9 |
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Confuse, O Lord, divide their tongues, For I
have seen violence and strife in the city. |
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| Psalm 55:10 |
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Day and night they go around her upon her walls,
And iniquity and mischief are in her midst. |
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| Psalm 55:11 |
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Destruction is in her midst; Oppression and
deceit do not depart from her streets. |
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| Psalm 55:12 |
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For it is not an enemy who reproaches me, Then
I could bear it; Nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me,
Then I could hide myself from him. |
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| Psalm 55:13 |
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But it is you, a man my equal, My companion
and my familiar friend; |
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| Psalm 55:14 |
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We who had sweet fellowship together Walked
in the house of God in the throng. |
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| Psalm 55:15 |
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Let death come deceitfully upon them; Let them
go down alive to Sheol, For evil is in their dwelling, in their midst. |
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| Psalm 55:16 |
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As for me, I shall call upon God, And the LORD
will save me. |
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| Psalm 55:17 |
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Evening and morning and at noon, I will complain
and murmur, And He will hear my voice. |
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| Psalm 55:18 |
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He will redeem my soul in peace from the battle
which is against me, For they are many who strive with me. |
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| Psalm 55:19 |
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God will hear and answer them-- Even the one
who sits enthroned from of old-- Selah. With whom there is no change, And who
do not fear God. |
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| Psalm 55:20 |
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He has put forth his hands against those who
were at peace with him; He has violated his covenant. |
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| Psalm 55:21 |
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His speech was smoother than butter, But his
heart was war; His words were softer than oil, Yet they were drawn swords. |
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| Psalm 55:22 |
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Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain
you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. |
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| Psalm 55:23 |
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But You, O God, will bring them down to the
pit of destruction; Men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days.
But I will trust in You. |
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