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Chapter 55
Psal OEB 55:1  Listen, God, to my prayer. Don’t hide yourself from my pleading.
Psal OEB 55:2  Hear me, and answer; for bitter is my lament.
Psal OEB 55:3  I am wild with the noise of the foe, with the clamour of the ungodly; for they hurl disaster upon me, and attack me with fury.
Psal OEB 55:4  My heart shudders within me, terrors of deaths press on me,
Psal OEB 55:5  fear and trembling attack me, and horror wraps me round.
Psal OEB 55:6  O for the wings of a dove: I would fly away and rest.
Psal OEB 55:7  I would wander far away, find refuge in the wilderness. (Selah)
Psal OEB 55:8  I would find myself a shelter from raging wind and tempest.
Psal OEB 55:9  Confuse them, Lord, upset their plans; for I see violence and strife in the city.
Psal OEB 55:10  By day and by night they make their rounds on the city walls, while within is crime and trouble,
Psal OEB 55:11  within is ruin. Her market-place is never free of deceit and tyranny. (The Treacherous Friend)
Psal OEB 55:12  The taunts were not those of a foe that I could have borne; the disdain was not that of an enemy I could have shunned them:
Psal OEB 55:13  but it was you, my equal, my dear and familiar friend.
Psal OEB 55:14  We used to be so close, together we walked in God’s house with the crowd.
Psal OEB 55:15  May death suddenly take them, may they go down to Sheol alive, for evil lives in their homes and their hearts.
Psal OEB 55:16  But I will call on God, the Lord will save me.
Psal OEB 55:17  Evening and morning and noon I lament and moan. He will hear my voice;
Psal OEB 55:18  though I am attacked by many he will rescue me, unharmed from the war.
Psal OEB 55:19  God, who sits on his ancient throne will hear and will humble them, for they never change, they never fear God. (Selah)
Psal OEB 55:20  My friend turned against me, betrayed his word.
Psal OEB 55:21  His mouth was smoother than butter, but war filled his heart. His words were softer than oil, but sharper than swords.
Psal OEB 55:22  Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you. He will never let the righteous be shaken.
Psal OEB 55:23  But you, God, will hurl them down to the deepest pit. Bloody and treacherous people will not live out half their days; but I will trust you.