Psalm 55
A Prayer for the
Destruction of the Deceitful |
To the chief Musician on
Neg'inoth, Maschil, A Psalm of
David. |
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Give ear to my prayer, O God;
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and hide not thyself from my
supplication. |
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Attend unto me, and hear me:
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I mourn in my complaint, and make a
noise; |
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because of the voice of the enemy,
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because of the oppression of the wicked: |
for they cast iniquity upon me, |
and in wrath they hate me.
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My heart is sore pained within me:
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and the terrors of death are fallen upon
me. |
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Fearfulness and trembling are come upon
me,
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and horror hath overwhelmed
me. |
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And I said, Oh that I had wings like a
dove!
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For then would I fly away, and be at
rest. |
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Lo, then would I wander far
off,
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and remain in the wilderness.
Selah. |
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I would hasten my escape
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from the windy storm and tempest.
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Destroy, O Lord, and divide their
tongues:
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for I have seen violence and strife in the
city. |
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10 |
Day and night they go about it upon the
walls thereof:
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mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of
it. |
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Wickedness is in the midst
thereof:
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deceit and guile depart not from her streets.
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For it was not an enemy that reproached me;
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then I could have borne it: |
neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; |
then I would have hid myself from
him: |
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but it was thou, a man mine
equal,
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my guide, and mine
acquaintance. |
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We took sweet counsel together,
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and walked unto the house of God in
company. |
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Let death seize upon them,
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and let them go down quick into hell: |
for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.
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As for me, I will call upon God;
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and the LORD shall save
me. |
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Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I
pray, and cry aloud:
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and he shall hear my
voice. |
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He hath delivered my soul in peace
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from the battle that was against me: |
for there were many with
me. |
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God shall hear, and afflict them,
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even he that abideth of old.
Selah. |
Because they have no changes, |
therefore they fear not God.
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He hath put forth his hands against such
as be at peace with him:
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he hath broken his
covenant. |
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The words of his mouth were
smoother than butter,
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but war was in his heart: |
his words were softer than oil, |
yet were they drawn swords.
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Cast thy burden upon the LORD,
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and he shall sustain thee: |
he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
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But thou, O God, shalt bring them down
into the pit of destruction:
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bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half
their days; |
but I will trust in
thee. |
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