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On stringed instruments. A <i>maskil</i> of David.</p> <p class="chsect">I</p> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23055002" class="ver">2</span>Listen, God, to my prayer;<a id="ren23055002-a" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23055002-a">a</a></p> <p class="sl1">do not hide from my pleading;</p> <p class="sl1"><span id="v23055003" class="ver">3</span>hear me and give answer.</p> <p class="sl">I rock with grief; I groan</p> <p class="sl1"><span id="v23055004" class="ver">4</span>at the uproar of the enemy,</p> <p class="sl1">the clamor of the wicked.</p> <p class="sl">They heap trouble upon me,</p> <p class="sl1">savagely accuse me.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23055005" class="ver">5</span>My heart pounds within me;</p> <p class="sl1">death’s terrors fall upon me.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23055006" class="ver">6</span>Fear and trembling overwhelm me;</p> <p class="sl1">shuddering sweeps over me.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23055007" class="ver">7</span>I say, “If only I had wings like a dove</p> <p class="sl1">that I might fly away and find rest.<a id="ren23055007-b" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23055007-b">b</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23055008" class="ver">8</span>Far away I would flee;</p> <p class="sl1">I would stay in the desert.<a id="ren23055008-c" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23055008-c">c</a></p> <p class="sli"><i>Selah</i></p> <p class="slf"><span id="v23055009" class="ver">9</span>“I would soon find a shelter</p> <p class="sl1">from the raging wind and storm.”</p> </div> <p class="chsect">II</p> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23055010" class="ver">10</span>Lord, check and confuse their tongues.</p> <p class="sl1">For I see violence and strife in the city</p> <p class="sl1"><span id="v23055011" class="ver">11</span>making rounds on its walls day and night.</p> <p class="sl">Within are mischief and trouble;</p> <p class="sl1"><span id="v23055012" class="ver">12</span>treachery is in its midst;</p> <p class="sl1">oppression and fraud never leave its streets.<a id="ren23055012-d" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23055012-d">d</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23055013" class="ver">13</span>For it is not an enemy that reviled me—</p> <p class="sl1">that I could bear—</p> <p class="sl">Not a foe who viewed me with contempt,</p> <p class="sl1">from that I could hide.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23055014" class="ver">14</span>But it was you, my other self,</p> <p class="sl1">my comrade and friend,<a id="ren23055014-e" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23055014-e">e</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23055015" class="ver">15</span>You, whose company I enjoyed,</p> <p class="sl1">at whose side I walked</p> <p class="sl1">in the house of God.</p> </div> <p class="chsect">III</p> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23055016" class="ver">16</span>Let death take them;</p> <p class="sl1">let them go down alive to Sheol,<a id="ren23055016-f" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23055016-f">f</a></p> <p class="sl1">for evil is in their homes and bellies.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23055017" class="ver">17</span>But I will call upon God,</p> <p class="sl1">and the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> will save me.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23055018" class="ver">18</span>At dusk, dawn, and noon</p> <p class="sl1">I will grieve and complain,</p> <p class="sl1">and my prayer will be heard.<a id="ren23055018-g" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23055018-g">g</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23055019" class="ver">19</span>He will redeem my soul in peace</p> <p class="sl1">from those who war against me,</p> <p class="sl1">though there are many who oppose me.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23055020" class="ver">20</span>God, who sits enthroned forever,<a id="ren23055020-h" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23055020-h">h</a></p> <p class="sl1">will hear me and afflict them.</p> <p class="sli"><i>Selah</i></p> <p class="slf">For they will not mend their ways;</p> <p class="sl1">they have no fear of God.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23055021" class="ver">21</span>He stretched out his hand at his friends</p> <p class="sl1">and broke his covenant.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23055022" class="ver">22</span>Softer than butter is his speech,</p> <p class="sl1">but war is in his heart.</p> <p class="sl">Smoother than oil are his words,</p> <p class="sl1">but they are unsheathed swords.<a id="ren23055022-i" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23055022-i">i</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23055023" class="ver">23</span>Cast your care upon the <span class="tetr">Lord</span>,</p> <p class="sl1">who will give you support.</p> <p class="sl">He will never allow</p> <p class="sl1">the righteous to stumble.<a id="ren23055023-j" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23055023-j">j</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23055024" class="ver">24</span>But you, God, will bring them down</p> <p class="sl1">to the pit of destruction.<a id="ren23055024-k" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23055024-k">k</a></p> <p class="sl">These bloodthirsty liars</p> <p class="sl1">will not live half their days,</p> <p class="sl1">but I put my trust in you.<a id="ren23055024-l" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23055024-l">l</a></p> </div> </section> <br /><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="intro.htm"><span class="ac">Book Introduction</span></a></h1><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="footnotes.htm"><span class="ac">Footnotes</span></a></h1></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Scripture texts, prefaces, introductions, footnotes and cross references used in this work are taken from the <i>New American Bible, revised edition</i> © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC All Rights Reserved. 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