Psalms 55:4-21

⁴My heart is severely pained within me: and the terrors of death have fallen upon me.

⁵Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.

⁶And I said, O that I had wings like a dove! for then I would fly away, and be at rest.

⁷Lo, then I would wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.

⁸I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.

⁹Destroy, O LORD, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

¹⁰Day and night they go about it upon its walls: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.

¹¹Wickedness is in the midst of it: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.

¹²For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it : neither was it he that hated me that magnified himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:

¹³But it was thou, a man my equal, my guide, and my acquaintance.

¹⁴We took sweet counsel together, and walked to the house of God in company.

¹⁵Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.

¹⁶As for me, I will call upon God: and the LORD will save me.

¹⁷Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he will hear my voice.

¹⁸He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.

¹⁹God will hear and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.

²⁰He hath put forth his hands against such as are at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.

²¹The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.