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With stringed instruments. A Maskil<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> of David. <p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="#"><b>1</b></a></span> Listen to my prayer, O God, <p class="indent2"> and do not ignore my plea. <A name="3"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Attend to me and answer me. <p class="indent2"> I am restless in my complaint, <p class="indent1"> and distraught <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>at the voice of the enemy, <p class="indent2"> at the pressure of the wicked. <p class="indent1"> For they bring down disaster upon me <p class="indent2"> and resent me in their anger. <A name="5"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>My heart pounds within me, <p class="indent2"> and the terrors of death assail me. <A name="6"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Fear and trembling grip me, <p class="indent2"> and horror has overwhelmed me. <A name="7"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! <p class="indent2"> I would fly away and find rest. <A name="8"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>How far away I would flee! <p class="indent2"> In the wilderness I would remain. <p class="selah"> Selah <A name="9"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>I would hurry to my shelter, <p class="indent2"> far from this raging tempest.” <A name="10"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, <p class="indent2"> for I see violence and strife in the city. <A name="11"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Day and night they encircle the walls, <p class="indent2"> while malice and trouble lie within. <A name="12"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Destruction is within; <p class="indent2"> oppression and deceit never leave the streets. <A name="13"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>For it is not an enemy who insults me; <p class="indent2"> that I could endure. <p class="indent1"> It is not a foe who rises against me; <p class="indent2"> from him I could hide. <A name="14"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>But it is you, a man like myself, <p class="indent2"> my companion and close friend. <A name="15"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>We shared sweet fellowship together; <p class="indent2"> we walked with the crowd into the house of God. <A name="16"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Let death seize them by surprise; <p class="indent2"> let them go down to Sheol alive, <p class="indent2"> for evil is with them in their homes. <A name="17"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>But I call to God, <p class="indent2"> and the LORD saves me. <A name="18"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, <p class="indent2"> and He hears my voice. <A name="19"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>He redeems my soul in peace <p class="indent2"> from the battle waged against me, <p class="indent2"> even though many oppose me. <A name="20"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>God will hear and humiliate them—<p class="indent2"> the One enthroned for the ages—<p class="selah"> Selah <p class="indent1"> because they do not change <p class="indent2"> and they have no fear of God. <A name="21"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>My companion attacks his friends; <p class="indent2"> he violates his covenant. <A name="22"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>His speech is smooth as butter, <p class="indent2"> but war is in his heart. <p class="indent1"> His words are softer than oil, <p class="indent2"> yet they are swords unsheathed. <A name="23"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Cast your burden upon the LORD <p class="indent2"> and He will sustain you; <p class="indent2"> He will never let the righteous be shaken. <A name=""></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>But You, O God, will bring them down <p class="indent2"> to the Pit of destruction; <p class="indent1"> men of bloodshed and deceit <p class="indent2"> will not live out half their days. <p class="indent1stline"> But I will trust in You.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">1</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> <i>Maskil</i> is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 32, 42, 44–45, 52–55, 74, 78, 88–89, and 142.<br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Standard Bible (BSB)</a> printed 2016, 2020, 2022, 2025 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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