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Please listen and answer me,
for I am overwhelmed by my troubles.
for I am overwhelmed by my troubles.
hear me and answer me.
My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught
My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught
My enemies shout at me,
making loud and wicked threats.
They bring trouble on me
and angrily hunt me down.
making loud and wicked threats.
They bring trouble on me
and angrily hunt me down.
because of what my enemy is saying,
because of the threats of the wicked;
for they bring down suffering on me
and assail me in their anger.
because of the threats of the wicked;
for they bring down suffering on me
and assail me in their anger.
My heart pounds in my chest.
The terror of death assaults me.
The terror of death assaults me.
My heart is in anguish within me;
the terrors of death have fallen on me.
the terrors of death have fallen on me.
Fear and trembling overwhelm me,
and I can’t stop shaking.
and I can’t stop shaking.
Fear and trembling have beset me;
horror has overwhelmed me.
horror has overwhelmed me.
Oh, that I had wings like a dove;
then I would fly away and rest!
then I would fly away and rest!
I said, “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove!
I would fly away and be at rest.
I would fly away and be at rest.
I would fly far away
to the quiet of the wilderness.
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to the quiet of the wilderness.
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How quickly I would escape —
far from this wild storm of hatred.
far from this wild storm of hatred.
I would hurry to my place of shelter,
far from the tempest and storm.”
far from the tempest and storm.”
Confuse them, Lord, and frustrate their plans,
for I see violence and conflict in the city.
for I see violence and conflict in the city.
Lord, confuse the wicked, confound their words,
for I see violence and strife in the city.
for I see violence and strife in the city.
Its walls are patrolled day and night against invaders,
but the real danger is wickedness within the city.
but the real danger is wickedness within the city.
Day and night they prowl about on its walls;
malice and abuse are within it.
malice and abuse are within it.
Everything is falling apart;
threats and cheating are rampant in the streets.
threats and cheating are rampant in the streets.
Destructive forces are at work in the city;
threats and lies never leave its streets.
threats and lies never leave its streets.
It is not an enemy who taunts me —
I could bear that.
It is not my foes who so arrogantly insult me —
I could have hidden from them.
I could bear that.
It is not my foes who so arrogantly insult me —
I could have hidden from them.
If an enemy were insulting me,
I could endure it;
if a foe were rising against me,
I could hide.
I could endure it;
if a foe were rising against me,
I could hide.
Instead, it is you — my equal,
my companion and close friend.
my companion and close friend.
But it is you, a man like myself,
my companion, my close friend,
my companion, my close friend,
What good fellowship we once enjoyed
as we walked together to the house of God.
as we walked together to the house of God.
with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship
at the house of God,
as we walked about
among the worshipers.
at the house of God,
as we walked about
among the worshipers.
Let death take my enemies by surprise;
let them go down alive to the realm of the dead,
for evil finds lodging among them.
let them go down alive to the realm of the dead,
for evil finds lodging among them.
But I will call on God,
and the LORD will rescue me.
and the LORD will rescue me.
As for me, I call to God,
and the Lord saves me.
and the Lord saves me.
Morning, noon, and night
I cry out in my distress,
and the LORD hears my voice.
I cry out in my distress,
and the LORD hears my voice.
Evening, morning and noon
I cry out in distress,
and he hears my voice.
I cry out in distress,
and he hears my voice.
He ransoms me and keeps me safe
from the battle waged against me,
though many still oppose me.
from the battle waged against me,
though many still oppose me.
He rescues me unharmed
from the battle waged against me,
even though many oppose me.
from the battle waged against me,
even though many oppose me.
God, who has ruled forever,
will hear me and humble them.
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For my enemies refuse to change their ways;
they do not fear God.
will hear me and humble them.
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For my enemies refuse to change their ways;
they do not fear God.
God, who is enthroned from of old,
who does not change —
he will hear them and humble them,
because they have no fear of God.
who does not change —
he will hear them and humble them,
because they have no fear of God.
As for my companion, he betrayed his friends;
he broke his promises.
he broke his promises.
My companion attacks his friends;
he violates his covenant.
he violates his covenant.
His words are as smooth as butter,
but in his heart is war.
His words are as soothing as lotion,
but underneath are daggers!
but in his heart is war.
His words are as soothing as lotion,
but underneath are daggers!
His talk is smooth as butter,
yet war is in his heart;
his words are more soothing than oil,
yet they are drawn swords.
yet war is in his heart;
his words are more soothing than oil,
yet they are drawn swords.
Give your burdens to the LORD,
and he will take care of you.
He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.
and he will take care of you.
He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.
Cast your cares on the Lord
and he will sustain you;
he will never let
the righteous be shaken.
and he will sustain you;
he will never let
the righteous be shaken.
But you, O God, will send the wicked
down to the pit of destruction.
Murderers and liars will die young,
but I am trusting you to save me.
down to the pit of destruction.
Murderers and liars will die young,
but I am trusting you to save me.
But you, God, will bring down the wicked
into the pit of decay;
the bloodthirsty and deceitful
will not live out half their days.
But as for me, I trust in you.
into the pit of decay;
the bloodthirsty and deceitful
will not live out half their days.
But as for me, I trust in you.