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Psalm 55 Trust in God Concerning the Treachery of Friends

Psalm 55:1-23 Trust in God Concerning the Treachery of Friends
To the Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. A Contemplation of David.

Psalm 55:1-3
1 Give ear to my prayer, O God,
And do not hide Yourself from my supplication.
2
Attend to me, and hear me;
I am restless in my complaint, and moan noisily,
3
Because of the voice of the enemy,
Because of the oppression of the wicked;
For they bring down trouble upon me,
And in wrath they hate me.

Psalm 55:12-14
12
For it is not an enemy who reproaches me;
Then I could bear it.
Nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me;
Then I could hide from him.
13
But it was you, a man my equal,
My companion and my acquaintance.
14
We took sweet counsel together,
And walked to the house of God in the throng.

Psalm 55:16-19
16
As for me, I will call upon God,
And the Lord shall save me.
17
Evening and morning and at noon
I will pray, and cry aloud,
And He shall hear my voice.
18
He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me,
For there were many against me.
19
God will hear, and afflict them,
Even He who abides from of old. Selah
Because they do not change,
Therefore they do not fear God.

Psalm 55:22
22
Cast your burden on the Lord,
And He shall sustain you;
He shall never permit the righteous to be moved (shaken).

Psalm 55:23
23
But You, O God, shall bring them down to the pit of destruction;
Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days;
But I will trust in You.