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Psalms 55 (CEV)

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¹ (A special psalm by David for the music leader. Use with stringed instruments.) Listen, God, to my prayer! Don't reject my request. ² Please listen and help me. My thoughts are troubled, and I keep groaning ³ because my loud enemies shout and attack. They treat me terribly and hold angry grudges. ⁴ My heart is racing fast, and I am afraid of dying. ⁵ I am trembling with fear, completely terrified. ⁶ I wish I had wings like a dove, so I could fly far away and be at peace. ⁷ I would go and live in some distant desert. ⁸ I would quickly find shelter from howling winds and raging storms. ⁹ Confuse my enemies, Lord! Upset their plans. Cruelty and violence are all I see in the city, ¹⁰ and they are like guards on patrol day and night. The city is full of trouble, evil, ¹¹ and corruption. Troublemakers and liars freely roam the streets. ¹² My enemies are not the ones who sneer and make fun. I could put up with that or even hide from them. ¹³ But it was my closest friend, the one I trusted most. ¹⁴ We enjoyed being together, and we went with others to your house, our God. ¹⁵ All who hate me are controlled by the power of evil. Sentence them to death and send them down alive to the world of the dead. ¹⁶ I ask for your help, LORD God, and you will keep me safe. ¹⁷ Morning, noon, and night you hear my concerns and my complaints. ¹⁸ I am attacked from all sides, but you will rescue me unharmed by the battle. ¹⁹ You have always ruled, and you will hear me. You will defeat my enemies because they won't turn and worship you. ²⁰ My friend turned against me and broke his promise. ²¹ His words were smoother than butter, and softer than olive oil. But hatred filled his heart, and he was ready to attack with a sword. ²² Our LORD, we belong to you. We tell you what worries us, and you won't let us fall. ²³ But what about those people who are cruel and brutal? You will throw them down into the deepest pit long before their time. I trust you, LORD!