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55:1  For the director. On stringed instruments. A maskil of David.
55:2  Give ear to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my supplication.
55:3  Listen to my cry and answer me, for my troubles afford me no peace.
55:4  I am terrified by the shouts of the enemy and the uproar of the wicked. For they inflict troubles upon me, and in their anger they revile me.
55:5  My heart is filled with anguish, and I am beset by the terrors of death.
55:6  Fear and trembling overpower me; horror overwhelms me.
55:7  I say, “If only I had wings like a dove so that I could fly away and be at rest!
55:8  I would flee away and seek shelter in the wilderness. Selah
55:9  I would hurry to a place of refuge, far from the savage wind and tempest.”
55:10  Restrain the wicked, O Lord, and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.
55:11  Day and night they make their rounds on its walls, and within it are iniquity and malice.
55:12  Destruction is also in its midst; oppression and treachery pervade its streets.
55:13  If it was an enemy who reviled me, I could endure that. If a foe had treated me with contempt, I could manage to avoid him.
55:14  But it was you, one like myself, a companion and a dear friend,
55:15  with whom I engaged in pleasant conversation as we walked with the festive throng in the house of God.
55:16  Let death strike my enemies by surprise; let them descend alive to the netherworld, for evil dwells in their homes and in the depths of their hearts.
55:17  But I make my appeal to God, and the Lord will save me.
55:18  Evening, morning, and noon I will cry out in my distress, and he will hear my voice.
55:19  He will deliver me in peace and safety from those who are arrayed against me, even though there are many of them.
55:20  God will hear me and humiliate them, he who has been enthroned forever. Selah For they neither change their ways nor have any fear of God.
55:21  My companion treats his friends harshly and breaks his covenant.
55:22  His speech is smoother than butter, but war is in his heart. His words are more soothing than oil, yet in reality they are drawn swords.
55:23  Entrust your cares to the Lord, and he will uphold you; he will never allow the righteous to waver.