Psalm 55:16-23

English Standard Version

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

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

²²^(L)Cast your burden on the Lord,
and he will sustain you;
^(M)he will never permit
the righteous to be moved.

²³But you, O God, ^(N)will cast them down
into ^(O)the pit of destruction;
men of ^(P)blood and treachery
shall not ^(Q)live out half their days.
But I will ^(R)trust in you.