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Themes in Psalm 55
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Themes in Psalm 55

Psalm 55:1

For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A Maskil of David.
Give ear to my prayer, O God;
And do not hide Yourself from my supplication.

Psalm 55:2

Give heed to me and answer me;
I am restless in my complaint and am surely distracted,

Psalm 55:3

Because of the voice of the enemy,
Because of the pressure of the wicked;
For they bring down trouble upon me
And in anger they bear a grudge against me.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 55:4

My heart is in anguish within me,
And the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 55:5

Fear and trembling come upon me,
And horror has overwhelmed me.

Psalm 55:6

I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
I would fly away and be at rest.

Psalm 55:7

“Behold, I would wander far away,
I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 55:8

“I would hasten to my place of refuge
From the stormy wind and tempest.”

Psalm 55:9

Confuse, O Lord, divide their tongues,
For I have seen violence and strife in the city.

Psalm 55:10

Day and night they go around her upon her walls,
And iniquity and mischief are in her midst.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 55:11

Destruction is in her midst;
Oppression and deceit do not depart from her streets.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 55:12

For it is not an enemy who reproaches me,
Then I could bear it;
Nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me,
Then I could hide myself from him.

Psalm 55:13

But it is you, a man my equal,
My companion and my familiar friend;

Psalm 55:14

We who had sweet fellowship together
Walked in the house of God in the throng.

Psalm 55:15

Let death come deceitfully upon them;
Let them go down alive to Sheol,
For evil is in their dwelling, in their midst.

Psalm 55:16

As for me, I shall call upon God,
And the Lord will save me.

Psalm 55:17

Evening and morning and at noon, I will complain and murmur,
And He will hear my voice.

Psalm 55:18

He will redeem my soul in peace from the battle which is against me,
For they are many who strive with me.

Psalm 55:19

God will hear and answer them—
Even the one who sits enthroned from of old— Selah.
With whom there is no change,
And who do not fear God.

Psalm 55:20

He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him;
He has violated his covenant.

Psalm 55:21

His speech was smoother than butter,
But his heart was war;
His words were softer than oil,
Yet they were drawn swords.

Psalm 55:22

Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you;
He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.

Psalm 55:23

But You, O God, will bring them down to the pit of destruction;
Men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days.
But I will trust in You.
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