<h3>Psalm 55 </h3><h3>For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil of David.</h3>55 <poetry>Listen to my prayer, O God, <indent>do not ignore my plea; </indent> </poetry> 2 <poetry>    hear me and answer me. </indent> My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught </poetry> 3 <poetry>    because of what my enemy is saying,</indent> <indent>because of the threats of the wicked;</indent> for they bring down suffering on me <indent>and assail me in their anger. </indent></poetry> 4 <poetry>My heart is in anguish within me; <indent>the terrors of death have fallen on me.</indent> </poetry> 5 <poetry>Fear and trembling have beset me; <indent>horror has overwhelmed me.</indent> </poetry> 6 <poetry>I said, “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! <indent>I would fly away and be at rest.</indent> </poetry> 7 <poetry>I would flee far away <indent>and stay in the desert; </indent> </poetry> 8 <poetry>I would hurry to my place of shelter, <indent>far from the tempest and storm. ”</indent></poetry> 9 <poetry>Lord, confuse the wicked, confound their words, <indent>for I see violence and strife in the city. </indent> </poetry> 10 <poetry>Day and night they prowl about on its walls; <indent>malice and abuse are within it.</indent> </poetry> 11 <poetry>Destructive forces are at work in the city; <indent>threats and lies never leave its streets.</indent></poetry> 12 <poetry>If an enemy were insulting me, <indent>I could endure it;</indent> if a foe were rising against me, <indent>I could hide.</indent> </poetry> 13 <poetry>But it is you, a man like myself, <indent>my companion, my close friend, </indent> </poetry> 14 <poetry>with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship <indent>at the house of God, </indent> as we walked about <indent>among the worshipers.</indent></poetry> 15 <poetry>Let death take my enemies by surprise; <indent>let them go down alive to the realm of the dead, </indent> <indent>for evil finds lodging among them.</indent></poetry> 16 <poetry>As for me, I call to God, <indent>and the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> saves me.</indent> </poetry> 17 <poetry>Evening, morning and noon <indent>I cry out in distress,</indent> <indent>and he hears my voice.</indent> </poetry>

Psalm 55:1

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A maskil<ft>1</ft> of David.

Listen to my prayer, O God, <indent>do not ignore my plea;<cr>1</cr> </indent>

hear me and answer me.<cr>1</cr> </indent> My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught<cr>2</cr>

Psalm 55:2

because of what my enemy is saying,</indent> <indent>because of the threats of the wicked;</indent> for they bring down suffering on me<cr>1</cr> <indent>and assail<cr>2</cr> me in their anger.<cr>3</cr> </indent><pb/>

Psalm 55:3

My heart is in anguish<cr>1</cr> within me; <indent>the terrors<cr>2</cr> of death have fallen on me.</indent>

Psalm 55:4

Fear and trembling<cr>1</cr> have beset me; <indent>horror<cr>2</cr> has overwhelmed me.</indent>

Psalm 55:5

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

Psalm 55:6

I would flee far away <indent>and stay in the desert;<ft>1</ft><cr>1</cr> </indent>

Psalm 55:7

I would hurry to my place of shelter,<cr>1</cr> <indent>far from the tempest and storm.<cr>2</cr> ”</indent><pb/>

Psalm 55:8

Lord, confuse the wicked, confound their words,<cr>1</cr> <indent>for I see violence and strife<cr>2</cr> in the city.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Psalm 55:9

Day and night they prowl<cr>1</cr> about on its walls; <indent>malice and abuse are within it.</indent>

Psalm 55:10

Destructive forces<cr>1</cr> are at work in the city; <indent>threats and lies<cr>2</cr> never leave its streets.</indent><pb/>

Psalm 55:11

If an enemy were insulting me, <indent>I could endure it;</indent> if a foe were rising against me, <indent>I could hide.</indent>

Psalm 55:12

But it is you, a man like myself, <indent>my companion, my close friend,<cr>1</cr> </indent>

Psalm 55:13

with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship<cr>1</cr> <indent>at the house of God,<cr>2</cr> </indent> as we walked about <indent>among the worshipers.</indent><pb/>

Psalm 55:14

Let death take my enemies by surprise;<cr>1</cr> <indent>let them go down alive to the realm of the dead,<cr>2</cr> </indent> <indent>for evil finds lodging among them.</indent><pb/>

Psalm 55:15

As for me, I call to God, <indent>and the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> saves me.</indent>

Psalm 55:16

Evening,<cr>1</cr> morning<cr>2</cr> and noon<cr>3</cr> <indent>I cry out in distress,</indent> <indent>and he hears my voice.</indent>

Psalm 55:17

 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. 

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