<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>

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

 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.  ” 

20 <poetry>My companion attacks his friends; <indent>he violates his covenant. </indent> </poetry> 21 <poetry>His talk is smooth as butter, <indent>yet war is in his heart;</indent> his words are more soothing than oil, <indent>yet they are drawn swords. </indent></poetry> 22 <poetry>Cast your cares on the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> <indent>and he will sustain you; </indent> he will never let <indent>the righteous be shaken. </indent> </poetry> 23 <poetry>But you, God, will bring down the wicked <indent>into the pit of decay;</indent> the bloodthirsty and deceitful <indent>will not live out half their days. </indent>But as for me, I trust in you. </poetry>

My companion attacks his friends;<cr>1</cr> <indent>he violates his covenant.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Psalm 55:20

His talk is smooth as butter,<cr>1</cr> <indent>yet war is in his heart;</indent> his words are more soothing than oil,<cr>2</cr> <indent>yet they are drawn swords.<cr>3</cr> </indent><pb/>

Psalm 55:21

Cast your cares on the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap> <indent>and he will sustain you;<cr>1</cr> </indent> he will never let <indent>the righteous be shaken.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Psalm 55:22

But you, God, will bring down the wicked <indent>into the pit<cr>1</cr> of decay;</indent> the bloodthirsty and deceitful<cr>2</cr> <indent>will not live out half their days.<cr>3</cr> </indent><pb/>But as for me, I trust in you.<cr>4</cr>

Psalm 55:23

 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.  

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