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Give ear to my prayer, O God;
And do not hide Yourself from my supplication.
And do not hide Yourself from my supplication.
Give heed to me and answer me;
I am restless in my complaint and am surely distracted,
I am restless in my complaint and am surely distracted,
Attend to me, and answer me;
I am restless in my complaint and I moan,
I am restless in my complaint and I moan,
Because of the voice of the enemy,
Because of the pressure of the wicked;
For they bring down trouble upon me
And in anger they bear a grudge against me.
Because of the pressure of the wicked;
For they bring down trouble upon me
And in anger they bear a grudge against me.
because of the noise of the enemy,
because of the oppression of the wicked.
For they drop trouble upon me,
and in anger they bear a grudge against me.
because of the oppression of the wicked.
For they drop trouble upon me,
and in anger they bear a grudge against me.
My heart is in anguish within me,
And the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
And the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
My heart is in anguish within me;
the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
Fear and trembling come upon me,
And horror has overwhelmed me.
And horror has overwhelmed me.
Fear and trembling come upon me,
and horror overwhelms me.
and horror overwhelms me.
I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
I would fly away and be at rest.
I would fly away and be at rest.
And I say, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
I would fly away and be at rest;
I would fly away and be at rest;
“Behold, I would wander far away,
I would lodge in the wilderness.
I would lodge in the wilderness.
Selah.
“I would hasten to my place of refuge
From the stormy wind and tempest.”
From the stormy wind and tempest.”
Confuse, O Lord, divide their tongues,
For I have seen violence and strife in the city.
For I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Day and night they go around her upon her walls,
And iniquity and mischief are in her midst.
And iniquity and mischief are in her midst.
Destruction is in her midst;
Oppression and deceit do not depart from her streets.
Oppression and deceit do not depart from her streets.
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.
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.
But it is you, a man my equal,
My companion and my familiar friend;
My companion and my familiar friend;
We who had sweet fellowship together
Walked in the house of God in the throng.
Walked in the house of God in the throng.
Let death come deceitfully upon them;
Let them go down alive to Sheol,
For evil is in their dwelling, in their midst.
Let them go down alive to Sheol,
For evil is in their dwelling, in their midst.
As for me, I shall call upon God,
And the LORD will save me.
And the LORD will save me.
Evening and morning and at noon, I will complain and murmur,
And He will hear my voice.
And He will hear my voice.
He will redeem my soul in peace from the battle which is against me,
For they are many who strive with me.
For they are many who strive with me.
God will hear and answer them —
Even the one who sits enthroned from of old —
Selah.
With whom there is no change,
And who do not fear God.
Even the one who sits enthroned from of old —
Selah.
With whom there is no change,
And who do not fear God.
He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him;
He has violated his covenant.
He has violated his covenant.
His speech was smoother than butter,
But his heart was war;
His words were softer than oil,
Yet they were drawn swords.
But his heart was war;
His words were softer than oil,
Yet they were drawn swords.
Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you;
He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.
He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.
But You, O God, will bring them down to the pit of destruction;
Men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days.
But I will trust in You.
Men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days.
But I will trust in You.
yes, I would wander far away;
I would lodge in the wilderness; Selah
I would lodge in the wilderness; Selah
“I would hasten to my place of refuge
From the stormy wind and tempest.”
From the stormy wind and tempest.”
I would hurry to find a shelter
from the raging wind and tempest.”
from the raging wind and tempest.”
Confuse, O Lord, divide their tongues,
For I have seen violence and strife in the city.
For I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Destroy, O Lord, divide their tongues;
for I see violence and strife in the city.
for I see violence and strife in the city.
Day and night they go around her upon her walls,
And iniquity and mischief are in her midst.
And iniquity and mischief are in her midst.
Day and night they go around it
on its walls,
and iniquity and trouble are within it;
on its walls,
and iniquity and trouble are within it;
Destruction is in her midst;
Oppression and deceit do not depart from her streets.
Oppression and deceit do not depart from her streets.
ruin is in its midst;
oppression and fraud
do not depart from its marketplace.
oppression and fraud
do not depart from its marketplace.
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.
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.
For it is not an enemy who taunts me —
then I could bear it;
it is not an adversary who deals insolently with me —
then I could hide from him.
then I could bear it;
it is not an adversary who deals insolently with me —
then I could hide from him.
But it is you, a man my equal,
My companion and my familiar friend;
My companion and my familiar friend;
But it is you, a man, my equal,
my companion, my familiar friend.
my companion, my familiar friend.
We who had sweet fellowship together
Walked in the house of God in the throng.
Walked in the house of God in the throng.
We used to take sweet counsel together;
within God’s house we walked in the throng.
within God’s house we walked in the throng.
Let death come deceitfully upon them;
Let them go down alive to Sheol,
For evil is in their dwelling, in their midst.
Let them go down alive to Sheol,
For evil is in their dwelling, in their midst.
Let death steal over them;
let them go down to Sheol alive;
for evil is in their dwelling place and in their heart.
let them go down to Sheol alive;
for evil is in their dwelling place and in their heart.
As for me, I shall call upon God,
And the LORD will save me.
And the LORD will save me.
But I call to God,
and the Lord will save me.
and the Lord will save me.
Evening and morning and at noon, I will complain and murmur,
And He will hear my voice.
And He will hear my voice.
Evening and morning and at noon
I utter my complaint and moan,
and he hears my voice.
I utter my complaint and moan,
and he hears my voice.
He will redeem my soul in peace from the battle which is against me,
For they are many who strive with me.
For they are many who strive with me.
He redeems my soul in safety
from the battle that I wage,
for many are arrayed against me.
from the battle that I wage,
for many are arrayed against me.
God will hear and answer them —
Even the one who sits enthroned from of old —
Selah.
With whom there is no change,
And who do not fear God.
Even the one who sits enthroned from of old —
Selah.
With whom there is no change,
And who do not fear God.
God will give ear and humble them,
he who is enthroned from of old, Selah
because they do not change
and do not fear God.
he who is enthroned from of old, Selah
because they do not change
and do not fear God.
He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him;
He has violated his covenant.
He has violated his covenant.
His speech was smoother than butter,
But his heart was war;
His words were softer than oil,
Yet they were drawn swords.
But his heart was war;
His words were softer than oil,
Yet they were drawn swords.
His speech was smooth as butter,
yet war was in his heart;
his words were softer than oil,
yet they were drawn swords.
yet war was in his heart;
his words were softer than oil,
yet they were drawn swords.
Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you;
He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.
He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.
Cast your burden on the Lord,
and he will sustain you;
he will never permit
the righteous to be moved.
and he will sustain you;
he will never permit
the righteous to be moved.
But You, O God, will bring them down to the pit of destruction;
Men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days.
But I will trust in You.
Men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days.
But I will trust in You.
But you, O God, will cast them down
into the pit of destruction;
men of blood and treachery
shall not live out half their days.
But I will trust in you.
into the pit of destruction;
men of blood and treachery
shall not live out half their days.
But I will trust in you.