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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 55 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/55.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/psalms/55-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">CEV</a> > Psalm 55</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/54.htm" title="Psalm 54">◄</a> Psalm 55 <a href="../psalms/56.htm" title="Psalm 56">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="d">(A special psalm by David for the music leader. Use with stringed instruments.)</h3><h3 class="s1">Betrayed by a Friend</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.55.1" class="v19_55_1">1</span>Listen, God, to my prayer!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_55_1">Don't reject my request.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.55.2" class="v19_55_2">2</span>Please listen and help me.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_2">My thoughts are troubled,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_55_2">and I keep groaning</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.55.3" class="v19_55_3">3</span>because my enemies attack</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_55_3">with loud shouts.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_3">They treat me terribly</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_55_3">and hold angry grudges.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.55.4" class="v19_55_4">4</span>My heart is racing fast,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_55_4">and I am afraid of dying.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.55.5" class="v19_55_5">5</span>I am trembling with fear,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_55_5">completely terrified.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.55.6" class="v19_55_6">6</span>I wish I had wings</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_55_6">like a dove,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_6">so I could fly far away</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_55_6">and be at peace.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.55.7" class="v19_55_7">7</span>I would go and live</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_55_7">in some distant desert.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.55.8" class="v19_55_8">8</span>I would quickly find shelter</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_8">from howling winds</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_55_8">and raging storms.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.55.9" class="v19_55_9">9</span>Confuse my enemies, Lord!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_55_9">Upset their plans.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_9">Cruelty and violence</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_55_9">are all I see in the city,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.55.10" class="v19_55_10">10</span>and they are like guards</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_55_10">on patrol day and night.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_10">The city is full of trouble,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_55_10">evil, </span><span class="v19_55_11"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.55.11" class="v19_55_11">11</span>and corruption.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_11">Troublemakers and liars</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_55_11">freely roam the streets.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_12"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.55.12" class="v19_55_12">12</span>My enemies are not the ones</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_55_12">who sneer and make fun.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_12">I could put up with that</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_55_12">or even hide from them.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_13"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.55.13" class="v19_55_13">13</span>But it was my closest friend,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_55_13">the one I trusted most.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_14"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.55.14" class="v19_55_14">14</span>We enjoyed being together,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_14">when we went with others</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_55_14">to your house, our God.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_15"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.55.15" class="v19_55_15">15</span>All who hate me are controlled</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_55_15">by the power of evil.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_15">Sentence them to death</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_15">and send them down alive</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_55_15">to the world of the dead.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_16"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.55.16" class="v19_55_16">16</span>I ask for your help, <span class="nd">Lord</span> God,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_55_16">and you will keep me safe.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_17"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.55.17" class="v19_55_17">17</span>Morning, noon, and night</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_17">you hear my concerns</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_55_17">and my complaints.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_18"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.55.18" class="v19_55_18">18</span>I am attacked from all sides,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_18">but you will rescue me</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_55_18">unharmed by the battle.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_19"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.55.19" class="v19_55_19">19</span>You have always ruled,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_55_19">and you will hear me.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_19">You will defeat my enemies</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_19">because they won't turn</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_55_19">and worship you.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_20"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.55.20" class="v19_55_20">20</span>My friend turned against me</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_55_20">and broke his promise.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_21"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.55.21" class="v19_55_21">21</span>His words were smoother</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_21">than butter, and softer</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_55_21">than olive oil.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_21">But hatred filled his heart,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_21">and he was ready to attack</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_55_21">with a sword.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_22"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.55.22" class="v19_55_22">22</span>Our <span class="nd">Lord</span>, we belong to you.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_22">We tell you what worries us,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_55_22">and you won't let us fall.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_23"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.55.23" class="v19_55_23">23</span>But what about those people</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_55_23">who are cruel and brutal?</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_23">You will throw them down</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_55_23">into the deepest pit</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_55_23">long before their time.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_55_23">I trust you, <span class="nd">Lord</span>!</span></p> </div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 2006 American Bible Society. 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