Psalms 55 (NET)

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Psalms 55:1¹Listen, O God, to my prayer. Do not ignore my appeal for mercy.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 55:2²Pay attention to me and answer me. I am so upset and distressed, I am beside myself,Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 55:3³because of what the enemy says, and because of how the wicked pressure me, for they hurl trouble down upon me and angrily attack me.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 55:4⁴My heart beats violently within me; the horrors of death overcome me.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 55:5⁵Fear and panic overpower me; terror overwhelms me.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 55:6⁶I say, “I wish I had wings like a dove. I would fly away and settle in a safe place.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 55:7⁷Look, I will escape to a distant place; I will stay in the wilderness. (Selah)Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 55:8⁸I will hurry off to a place that is safe from the strong wind and the gale.”Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 55:9⁹Confuse them, O Lord. Frustrate their plans. For I see violence and conflict in the city.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 55:10¹⁰Day and night they walk around on its walls, while wickedness and destruction are within it.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 55:11¹¹Disaster is within it; violence and deceit do not depart from its public square.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 55:12¹²Indeed, it is not an enemy who insults me, or else I could bear it; it is not one who hates me who arrogantly taunts me, or else I could hide from him.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 55:13¹³But it is you, a man like me, my close friend in whom I confided.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 55:14¹⁴We would share personal thoughts with each other; in God’s temple we would walk together among the crowd.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 55:15¹⁵May death destroy them. May they go down alive into Sheol. For evil is in their dwelling place and in their midst.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 55:16¹⁶As for me, I will call out to God, and the Lord will deliver me.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 55:17¹⁷During the evening, morning, and noontime I will lament and moan, and he will hear me.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 55:18¹⁸He will rescue me and protect me from those who attack me, even though they greatly outnumber me.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 55:19¹⁹God, the one who has reigned as king from long ago, will hear and humiliate them. (Selah) They refuse to change, and do not fear God.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 55:20²⁰He attacks his friends; he breaks his solemn promises to them.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 55:21²¹His words are as smooth as butter, but he harbors animosity in his heart. His words seem softer than oil, but they are really like sharp swords.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 55:22²²Throw your burden upon the Lord, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the godly to be shaken.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

Psalms 55:23²³But you, O God, will bring them down to the deep Pit. Violent and deceitful people will not live even half a normal lifespan. But as for me, I trust in you.Copy Link KJV+Strong’s Many Bible Versions

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