Psalm 55:13-22

English Standard Version

¹³^(A)But it is you, a man, my equal,
    my companion, my familiar friend.
¹⁴We used to take sweet counsel together;
    within God's house we walked in ^(B)the throng.
¹⁵Let death steal over them;
    let them go down to Sheol ^(C)alive;
    for evil is in their dwelling place and in their heart.

¹⁶But I call to God,
    and the Lord will save me.
¹⁷^(D)Evening and ^(E)morning and at ^(F)noon
    I ^(G)utter my complaint and moan,
    and he hears my voice.
¹⁸He redeems my soul in safety
    from the battle that I wage,
    for ^(H)many are arrayed against me.
¹⁹God will give ear and humble them,
    he who is ^(I)enthroned from of old, Selah
because they do not ^(J)change
    and do not fear God.

²⁰My companion^[a] ^(K)stretched out his hand against his friends;
    he violated his covenant.
²¹His ^(L)speech was ^(M)smooth as butter,
    yet war was in his heart;
his words were softer than oil,
    yet they were ^(N)drawn swords.