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Psalms 55:1-8

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Psalm 55

Prayer for the Destruction of the Treacherous.

For the music director; on stringed instruments. A Maskil of David.

1Listen to my prayer, God;
And do not hide Yourself from my pleading.
2Give Your attention to me and answer me;
I am restless in my complaint and severely distracted,
3Because of the voice of the enemy,
Because of the pressure of the wicked;
For they bring down trouble upon me
And in anger they hold a grudge against me.
4My heart is in anguish within me,
And the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
5Fear and trembling come upon me,
And horror has overwhelmed me.
6I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
I would fly away and be at rest.
7“Behold, I would flee far away,
I would spend my nights in the wilderness.
Selah
8“I would hurry to my place of refuge
From the stormy wind and heavy gale.”