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Psalms, Psalm 55

¹ And do not hide Yourself from my supplication.	1 Psa 54:2 Psa 61:1 Psa 86:6 Psa 27:9
² Give ear to my prayer, O God;	2 Psa 66:19 Psa 86:6 Psa 86:7 Sa1 1:16 Job 9:27 Psa 64:1 Psa 77:3 Psa 142:2 Isa 38:14 Isa 59:11 Eze 7:16
² Give heed to me and answer me; I am restless in my complaint and^a Or I must moanam surely distracted,
³ Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the pressure of the wicked; For they bring down^b Or wickednesstrouble upon me And in anger they bear a grudge against me.	3 Psa 17:9 Sa2 16:7 Sa2 16:8 Psa 71:11 Psa 143:3
⁴ My heart is in anguish within me, And the terrors of death have fallen upon me.	4 Psa 38:8 Psa 18:4 Psa 18:5 Psa 116:3
⁵ Fear and trembling come upon me, And^c Lit shudderinghorror has overwhelmed me.	5 Psa 119:120 Job 21:6 Isa 21:4 Eze 7:18
⁶ I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and^d Lit settle downbe at rest.	6 Job 3:13
⁷ “Behold, I would wander far away, I would lodge in the wilderness.^eSelah.	7 Sa1 23:14
⁸ “I would hasten to my place of refuge From the stormy wind and tempest.”	8 Isa 4:6 Isa 25:4 Isa 29:6
⁹ ^f Lit Swallow upConfuse, O Lord, divide their tongues, For I have seen violence and strife in the city.	9 Gen 11:9 Psa 11:5 Jer 6:7
¹⁰ Day and night they go around her upon her walls, And iniquity and mischief are in her midst.
¹¹ Destruction is in her midst; Oppression and deceit do not depart from her^g Or plazastreets.	11 Psa 5:9 Psa 10:7 Psa 17:9
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.	12 Psa 41:9 Psa 35:26
¹³ But it is you, a man^h Lit according to my valuationmy equal, My companion and myⁱ Or acquaintancefamiliar friend;	13 Sa2 15:12 Job 19:14 Psa 41:9
¹⁴ We who had sweet^j Lit counsel; or intimacyfellowship together Walked in the house of God in the throng.	14 Psa 42:4
¹⁵ Let^kdeath come deceitfully upon them; Let them go down alive to^l I.e. the nether worldSheol, For evil is in their dwelling, in their midst.	15 Psa 64:7 Pro 6:15 Isa 47:11 Th1 5:3 Num 16:30 Num 16:33
¹⁶ As for me, I shall call upon God, And the LORD will save me.	16 Psa 57:2 Psa 57:3
¹⁷ Evening and morning and at noon, I will complain and murmur, And He will hear my voice.	17 Psa 141:2 Dan 6:10 Act 3:1 Act 10:3 Act 10:30 Psa 5:3 Psa 88:13 Psa 92:2 Act 10:9
¹⁸ He will redeem my soul in peace^m Or so that none may approach mefrom the battle which is against me, For they are many who strive with me.	18 Psa 103:4 Psa 56:2
¹⁹ God will hear andⁿ Or afflictanswer them— Even the one who^o Or abides fromsits enthroned from of old— Selah. With whom there^p Lit are no changesis no change, And who do not fear God.	19 Psa 78:59 Deu 33:27 Psa 90:2 Psa 93:2 Psa 36:1
²⁰ He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; He has^q Lit profanedviolated his covenant.	20 Psa 7:4 Psa 120:7 Num 30:2 Psa 89:34
²¹ His^r Lit mouthspeech was smoother than butter, But his heart was war; His words were softer than oil, Yet they were drawn swords.	21 Psa 12:2 Psa 28:3 Pro 5:3 Pro 5:4 Psa 12:2 Psa 28:3 Pro 5:3 Pro 5:4 Psa 57:4 Psa 59:7
²² Cast^s Or what He has given youyour burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to^t Or totterbe shaken.	22 Psa 37:5 Pe1 5:7 Psa 37:24 Psa 15:5 Psa 112:6
²³ But You, O God, will bring them down to the^u Or lowest pitpit of destruction; Men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.	23 Psa 73:18 Isa 38:17 Eze 28:8 Psa 5:6 Job 15:32 Pro 10:27 Psa 25:2 Psa 56:3


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