Psalms 55-Recovery Version

【RCV】Psalms 55

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Give ear, O God, to my prayer; And do not hide Yourself from my supplication.
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Give heed to me, and answer me. I grow restless in my complaint and moan,
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Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked man; For they drop iniquity upon me, And in anger they make me their enemy.
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My heart writhes within me, And the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
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Fear and trembling have come upon me, And shuddering overwhelms me.
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And I say, Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then I would fly away and be at rest.
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Indeed I would wander far away; I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah
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I would hasten my escape From the storm wind and the tempest.
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Confuse, O Lord, divide their tongue; For I have seen violence and contention in the city.
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Day and night they go around it, Upon its walls; And iniquity and trouble are in the midst of it.
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Utter ruin is in the midst of it, And oppression and deceit Do not depart from its streets.
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For it is not an enemy who reproaches me; Otherwise I could bear it. It is not he who hates me who magnifies himself against me; Otherwise I could hide myself from him.
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But it is you, my equal, My close friend and my acquaintance.
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We were in sweet counsel together; We walked with the throng in the house of God.
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Let death surprise them; May they go down into Sheol alive. For evil is in their dwelling, in the midst of them.
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As for me, I call out to God, And Jehovah will save me.
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Evening and morning and at noontime I complain and moan, And He hears my voice.
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He has redeemed my soul in peace From the battle against me, For many are they who strive with me.
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God hears and answers them-Even He who sits enthroned from of old- Selah / Because with them there is no change, And they do not fear God.
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He put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; He profaned his covenant.
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Smooth were the buttery words of his mouth, But his heart was war; More soothing than oil were his words, But they were in fact drawn swords.
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Cast your burden upon Jehovah, And He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be moved.
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But You, O God, will bring them down Into the lowest pit. Men of bloodshed and deceit Will not live out half their days; But I will trust in You.

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