Psalm 55:1
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Psalm 55
Complaint about a Friend’s Treachery
To the leader: with stringed instruments. A Maskil of David.
1 Give ear to my prayer, O God;
do not hide yourself from my supplication.(A)
Psalm 55:16-19
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16 But I call upon God,
and the Lord will save me.(A)
17 Evening and morning and at noon
I utter my complaint and moan,
and he will hear my voice.(B)
18 He will redeem me unharmed
from the battle that I wage,
for many are arrayed against me.(C)
19 God, who is enthroned from of old, Selah
will hear and will humble them,
because they do not change
and do not fear God.(D)
Psalm 55:22-23
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22 Cast your burden[a] on the Lord,
and he will sustain you;
he will never permit
the righteous to be moved.(A)
23 But you, O God, will cast them down
into the lowest pit;
the bloodthirsty and treacherous
shall not live out half their days.
But I will trust in you.(B)
Footnotes
- 55.22 Or Cast what he has given you
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