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1 Listen to my prayer, O God,
2 hear me and answer me.
My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught
3 at the voice of my enemy,
at the stares of the wicked;
for they bring down suffering upon me
and revile me in their anger.
4 My heart is in anguish within me;
the terrors of death assail me.
5 Fear and trembling have beset me;
horror has overwhelmed me.
6 I said, ‘Oh, that I had the wings of a dove!
I would fly away and be at rest.
7 I would flee far away
and stay in the desert[c];
8 I would hurry to my place of shelter,
far from the tempest and storm.’
9 , Confuse the wicked O Lord, confound their speech,
for I see violence and strife in the city.
10 Day and night they prowl about on its walls;
malice and abuse are within it.
11 Destructive forces are at work in the city;
threats and lies never leave its streets.
12 If an enemy were insulting me,
I could endure it;
if a foe were rising against me,
I could hide from him
13 But it is you, a man like myself,
my companion, my close friend,
14 with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship as we walked with the throng at the house of God the house of God,.
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15 Let death take my enemies by surprise;
let them go down alive to the grave, for evil finds lodging among them.
16 But I call to God,
and the LORD saves me.
17 Evening, morning and noon
I cry out in distress,
and he hears my voice.
18 He ransoms me unharmed
from the battle waged against me,
even though many oppose me.
19 God, who is enthroned for ever,
will hear them and afflict them,
Men who never change their ways
and have no fear of God.
20 My companion attacks his friends;
he violates his covenant.
21 His talk is smooth as butter,
yet war is in his heart;
his words are more soothing than oil,
yet they are drawn swords.
22 Cast your cares on the LORD
and he will sustain you;
he will never let
the righteous fall.
23 But you, O God, will bring down the wicked
into the pit of corruption;
bloodthirsty and deceitful men
will not live out half their days.
But as for me, I trust in you.
(NIV)
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Psalm 55: To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, [A Psalm] of David.
This psalm is a prayer by one who is being unjustly harassed and who has been betrayed by a friend. There is a strong possibility that this psalm was motivated by the betrayal of Absalom (2 Sam. Chapters 15-17). David is expressing the downfall of those who are not living for God and is torn by conflicting emotions. He longs for the troubles to be over, and has a desire to see his enemies punished, but David must trust in God and wait for what the future holds for him.
This psalm is a reminder for us to trust in God.
There are times when we can look and feel that the world is against us. It is during these times that we must put our trust in God; and wait for what happens. Remember Jesus on the cross, what feelings He must have had. Sometimes when we go through trials our hope must be on God just like it was for Jesus. That God will see us through, our toughest times.
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