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<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-14.htm" target="_top"><b>14</b></a></span>We who had sweet fellowship together<br>         Walked in the house of God in the throng. <p><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-15.htm" target="_top"><b>15</b></a></span>Let death come deceitfully upon them;<br>         Let them go down alive to Sheol,<br>         For evil is in their dwelling, in their midst. <p><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-16.htm" target="_top"><b>16</b></a></span>As for me, I shall call upon God,<br>         And the L<font size="1">ORD</font> will save me. <p><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-17.htm" target="_top"><b>17</b></a></span>Evening and morning and at noon, I will complain and murmur,<br>         And He will hear my voice. <p><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-18.htm" target="_top"><b>18</b></a></span>He will redeem my soul in peace from the battle <i>which is</i> against me,<br>         For they are many <i>who strive</i> with me. <p><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-19.htm" target="_top"><b>19</b></a></span>God will hear and answer them<br>         Even the one who sits enthroned from of old <br><div align="right">Selah.</div><br>         With whom there is no change,<br>         And who do not fear God. <p><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-20.htm" target="_top"><b>20</b></a></span>He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him;<br>         He has violated his covenant. <p><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-21.htm" target="_top"><b>21</b></a></span>His speech was smoother than butter,<br>         But his heart was war;<br>         His words were softer than oil,<br>         Yet they were drawn swords. <p><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-22.htm" target="_top"><b>22</b></a></span>Cast your burden upon the L<font size="1">ORD</font> and He will sustain you;<br>         He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. <p><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/55-23.htm" target="_top"><b>23</b></a></span>But You, O God, will bring them down to the pit of destruction;<br>         Men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days.<br>         But I will trust in You.<p><br /><br /><a href="//www.lockman.org" target="_top">NASB ©1995</a><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/55.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then would I fly away, and be at rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/55.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I said: Who will give me wings like a dove, and I will fly and be at rest? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/psalms/55.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away, and be at rest;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/55.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! then would I fly away, and be at rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/55.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I said, O that I had wings like a dove! for then I would fly away, and be at rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/55.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I said, "Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then I would fly away, and be at rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/55.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I say, 'Who doth give to me a pinion as a dove? I fly away and rest,<div class="vheading2">Library</div><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/simpson/days_of_heaven_upon_earth_/july_9_cast_thy_burden.htm">July 9. "Cast Thy Burden on the Lord" (Ps. Lv. 22). </a><br></span><span class="snippet">"Cast thy burden on the Lord" (Ps. lv. 22). Dear friends, sometimes we bring a burden to God, and we have such a groaning over it, and we seem to think God has a dreadful time, too, but in reality it does not burden Him at all. God says: It is a light thing for Me to do this for you. Your load, though heavy for you, is not heavy for Him. Christ carries the whole on one shoulder, not two shoulders. The government of the world is upon His shoulder. He is not struggling and groaning with it. His mighty <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/simpson/days_of_heaven_upon_earth_/july_9_cast_thy_burden.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Rev. A. B. Simpson—</span><span class="citation2">Days of Heaven Upon Earth </span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/out_of_the_deep/iii_out_of_the_deep.htm">Out of the Deep of Fear and Anxiety. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">My heart is disquieted within me. Tearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and an horrible dread hath overwhelmed me.--Ps. lv. 4. Thou hast proved and visited my heart in the night season--Ps. xvii. 3. Nevertheless though I am sometimes afraid, yet put I my trust in Thee.--Ps. lv. 3. The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?--Ps. xxvii. 1. I sought the Lord and He heard me and delivered me from all my fear.--Ps. <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/out_of_the_deep/iii_out_of_the_deep.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Charles Kingsley—</span><span class="citation2">Out of the Deep</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/stalker/the_trial_and_death_of_jesus_christ/chapter_i_the_arrest.htm">The Arrest</a><br></span><span class="snippet">Our study of the closing scenes of the life of our Lord begins at the point where He fell into the hands of the representatives of justice; and this took place at the gate of Gethsemane and at the midnight hour. On the eastern side of Jerusalem, the ground slopes downwards to the bed of the Brook Kedron; and on the further side of the stream rises the Mount of Olives. The side of the hill was laid out in gardens or orchards belonging to the inhabitants of the city; and Gethsemane was one of these. <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/stalker/the_trial_and_death_of_jesus_christ/chapter_i_the_arrest.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">James Stalker—</span><span class="citation2">The Trial and Death of Jesus Christ</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/against_lying/section_21_if_then_to.htm">If Then to Sin, that Others May not Commit a Worse Sin...</a><br></span><span class="snippet">21. If then to sin, that others may not commit a worse sin, either against us or against any, without doubt we ought not; it is to be considered in that which Lot did, whether it be an example which we ought to imitate, or rather one which we ought to avoid. For it seems meet to be more looked into and noted, that, when so horrible an evil from the most flagitious impiety of the Sodomites was impending over his guests, which he wished to ward off and was not able, to such a degree may even that just <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/against_lying/section_21_if_then_to.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">St. Augustine—</span><span class="citation2">Against Lying</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/neander/light_in_the_dark_places/patrick_the_apostle_of_the.htm">Patrick, the Apostle of the Irish. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">THIS remarkable man was prepared by very peculiar circumstances for his important work; and in his instance also it may be seen, how that infinite wisdom which guides the development of the kingdom of God amongst men, is able to bring great things out of what seems insignificant to the eyes of men. Patrick, called in his native tongue Succath, was born A. D. 372, in a village between the Scottish towns of Dumbarton and Glasgow, (then appended to England,) in the village of Bonaven, since named in <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/neander/light_in_the_dark_places/patrick_the_apostle_of_the.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Augustus Neander—</span><span class="citation2">Light in the Dark Places</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/watson/the_beatitudes_an_exposition_of_matthew_51-12/21_concerning_persecution.htm">Concerning Persecution</a><br></span><span class="snippet">Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:10 We are now come to the last beatitude: Blessed are they which are persecuted . . '. Our Lord Christ would have us reckon the cost. Which of you intending to build a tower sitteth not down first and counteth the cost, whether he have enough to finish it?' (Luke 14:28). Religion will cost us the tears of repentance and the blood of persecution. But we see here a great encouragement that may <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/watson/the_beatitudes_an_exposition_of_matthew_51-12/21_concerning_persecution.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Thomas Watson—</span><span class="citation2">The Beatitudes: An Exposition of Matthew 5:1-12</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/calvin/the_institutes_of_the_christian_religion/chapter_10_the_resemblance_between.htm">The Resemblance Between the Old Testament and the New. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">1. Introduction, showing the necessity of proving the similarity of both dispensations in opposition to Servetus and the Anabaptists. 2. This similarity in general. Both covenants truly one, though differently administered. Three things in which they entirely agree. 3. First general similarity, or agreement--viz. that the Old Testament, equally with the New, extended its promises beyond the present life, and held out a sure hope of immortality. Reason for this resemblance. Objection answered. 4. <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/calvin/the_institutes_of_the_christian_religion/chapter_10_the_resemblance_between.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">John Calvin—</span><span class="citation2">The Institutes of the Christian Religion</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/cunningham/the_ordinance_of_covenanting/chapter_iv_covenant_duties.htm">Covenant Duties. </a><br></span><span class="snippet">It is here proposed to show, that every incumbent duty ought, in suitable circumstances, to be engaged to in the exercise of Covenanting. The law and covenant of God are co-extensive; and what is enjoined in the one is confirmed in the other. The proposals of that Covenant include its promises and its duties. The former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. The duties of that Covenant are God's law; and the demands of the law are all made <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/cunningham/the_ordinance_of_covenanting/chapter_iv_covenant_duties.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">John Cunningham—</span><span class="citation2">The Ordinance of Covenanting</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/bernard/some_letters_of_saint_bernard_abbot_of_clairvaux/letter_xlv_circa_a_d_1120.htm">Letter Xlv (Circa A. D. 1120) to a Youth Named Fulk, who Afterwards was Archdeacon of Langres</a><br></span><span class="snippet">To a Youth Named Fulk, Who Afterwards Was Archdeacon of Langres He gravely warns Fulk, a Canon Regular, whom an uncle had by persuasions and promises drawn back to the world, to obey God and be faithful to Him rather than to his uncle. To the honourable young man Fulk, Brother Bernard, a sinner, wishes such joy in youth as in old age he will not regret. 1. I do not wonder at your surprise; I should wonder if you were not suprised [sic] that I should write to you, a countryman to a citizen, a monk <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/bernard/some_letters_of_saint_bernard_abbot_of_clairvaux/letter_xlv_circa_a_d_1120.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Saint Bernard of Clairvaux—</span><span class="citation2">Some Letters of Saint Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/bernard/some_letters_of_saint_bernard_abbot_of_clairvaux/letter_xix_a_d_1127_to.htm">Letter xix (A. D. 1127) to Suger, Abbot of S. Denis</a><br></span><span class="snippet">To Suger, Abbot of S. Denis He praises Suger, who had unexpectedly renounced the pride and luxury of the world to give himself to the modest habits of the religious life. He blames severely the clerk who devotes himself rather to the service of princes than that of God. 1. A piece of good news has reached our district; it cannot fail to do great good to whomsoever it shall have come. For who that fear God, hearing what great things He has done for your soul, do not rejoice and wonder at the great <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/bernard/some_letters_of_saint_bernard_abbot_of_clairvaux/letter_xix_a_d_1127_to.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">Saint Bernard of Clairvaux—</span><span class="citation2">Some Letters of Saint Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux</span><p><span class="headingtext"><a href="//christianbookshelf.org/mcfadyen/introduction_to_the_old_testament/psalms.htm">Psalms</a><br></span><span class="snippet">The piety of the Old Testament Church is reflected with more clearness and variety in the Psalter than in any other book of the Old Testament. It constitutes the response of the Church to the divine demands of prophecy, and, in a less degree, of law; or, rather, it expresses those emotions and aspirations of the universal heart which lie deeper than any formal demand. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. Its words are as simple and unaffected as human words can be, for it is the genius <a href="//christianbookshelf.org/mcfadyen/introduction_to_the_old_testament/psalms.htm" title="continued">…</a><br></span><span class="citation">John Edgar McFadyen—</span><span class="citation2">Introduction to the Old Testament</span><p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/55-6.htm">Psalm 55:6 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/psalms/55-6.htm">Psalm 55:6 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/psalms/55-6.htm">Psalm 55:6 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/psalms/55-6.htm">Psalm 55:6 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/psalms/55-6.htm">Psalm 55:6 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/55-6.htm">Psalm 55:6 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="/psalms/55-6.htm">Psalm 55:6 Parallel</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../psalms/55-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 55:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 55:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../psalms/55-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 55:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 55:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mp/psalms/55-6.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /><iframe src="//biblemenus.com/adframebhbl.htm" width="122" height="250" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div id="bot"><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /></div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhparnew.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></body></html>