Psalms 55:1-20

¹God, listen to my prayer, and do not turn away from me while I am pleading with you.

²Listen to me, and answer me, because I am overwhelmed by all my troubles.

³My enemies cause me to be terrified; wicked people oppress me. They cause me to have great troubles; they are angry with me, and they hate me.

⁴I am terrified, and I am very much afraid that I will die.

⁵I am very fearful and I tremble/shake, and I am completely terrified.

⁶I said, “I wish that I had wings like a dove! If I had wings, I would fly away and find a place to rest.

⁷I would fly far away and live in the desert.

⁸I would quickly find a shelter from my enemies who are like MET a strong wind and rainstorm.”

⁹Lord, confuse my enemies, and cause their plans to fail, because I see them acting violently and causing strife in the city of Jerusalem.

¹⁰During each day and night they march around on top of its walls, committing crimes and causing trouble.

¹¹They destroy things everywhere. They oppress and defraud people in the ◄marketplaces/public squares►.

¹²If it were an enemy who was making fun of me, I could endure it. If it were someone who hates me, who despises me, I could hide from him.

¹³But it is someone who is just like me, my companion, someone who was my friend who is doing this to me.

¹⁴We previously had many good talks together; we walked around together in God's temple.

¹⁵I desire/hope that my enemies will die suddenly; while they are still young, cause them to go down to the place where the dead people are. They they think evil things.

¹⁶But I will ask Yahweh, my God, to help me, and he will save me.

¹⁷Each morning and each noontime and each evening I tell him what I am concerned about, and I moan, and he hears my voice.

¹⁸I have very many enemies, but he will rescue me and bring me back safely from the battles that I fight.

¹⁹God is the one who has ruled everything forever, and he will listen to me. He will cause my enemies to be defeated and disgraced, because they do not change their evil behavior and they do not reevere God.

²⁰My companion, whom I mentioned previously, betrayed his friends and broke the agreement that he made with them.