Thematic Bible
Psalm 55:1 (show verse)
([Psalm of David]) Listen to my prayer, O God. Do not hide from my plea for favor.
Psalm 55:2 (show verse)
Pay attention to me, and answer me. My thoughts are restless. I am confused and distracted.
Psalm 55:3 (show verse)
This is because my enemy shouts at me and a wicked person persecutes me. They bring misery crashing down on me, and they attack me out of anger.
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Psalm 55:4 (show verse)
My heart is in turmoil within me. The terrors of death have seized me.
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Psalm 55:5 (show verse)
Fear and trembling have overcome me. Horror has overwhelmed me.
Psalm 55:6 (show verse)
I said: If only I had wings like a dove. I would fly away and find rest.
Psalm 55:7 (show verse)
I would run far away. I would stay in the desert.
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Psalm 55:8 (show verse)
I would hurry to a place of refuge from the raging wind and storm.
Psalm 55:9 (show verse)
Confuse their language, O Jehovah, because I see violence and conflict in the city.
Psalm 55:10 (show verse)
Day and night they go around on top of the city walls. Trouble and misery are everywhere.
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Psalm 55:11 (show verse)
Destruction is everywhere. Oppression and fraud never leave the streets.
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Psalm 55:12 (show verse)
If an enemy had insulted me, then I could tolerate it. If someone who hated me had attacked me, then I could hide from him.
Psalm 55:13 (show verse)
But it is you, my equal, my close friend, and a well-known companion!
Psalm 55:14 (show verse)
We took sweet fellowship together and walked into God's house with the crowds.
Psalm 55:15 (show verse)
Let death suddenly take them! Let them go into the grave while they are still alive, for evil lives in their homes and within them.
Psalm 55:16 (show verse)
But I call on God, and Jehovah saves me.
Psalm 55:17 (show verse)
Morning, noon, and night I complain and murmur. He listens to my voice.
Psalm 55:18 (show verse)
In peace he will rescue me from the war waged against me. There are many against me.
Psalm 55:19 (show verse)
God will listen and answer them. The one who has sat enthroned from the beginning will deal with them. They never change. They never respect God.
Psalm 55:20 (show verse)
He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him. He has violated his covenant.
Psalm 55:21 (show verse)
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 (show verse)
Throw your burden upon Jehovah and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be shaken!
Psalm 55:23 (show verse)
But You, O God, will bring them down to the corruption of the grave. Men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in you.