Psalms 54

1For the End; in hymns; concerning understanding; by David.

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2Give ear to my prayer, O God, And do not despise my supplication;

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3Attend to me, and hear me. I am vexed in my prayer, and troubled

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4By the enemy's voice and by the sinner's affliction; For they turned their lawlessness upon me, And in wrath they were indignant with me.

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5My heart was troubled within me, And the terror of death fell on me.

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6Fear and trembling came upon me, And the darkness covered me.

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7I said, "Who will give me wings like a dove, And I will fly away, and be at rest?

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8Behold, I fled far away, And lodged in the wilderness." (Pause)

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9I wait for the One who saves me From faintheartedness and storm.

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10Drown them in the sea, O Lord, and divide their tongues; For I see lawlessness and strife in the city.

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11Day and night, it shall surround her upon her walls; Lawlessness and trouble and wrongdoing are in her midst;

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12And usury and treachery Have not ceased from her squares.

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13For if an enemy reviled me, I would have endured it; And if one hating me boasted against me, I would have hidden from him.

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14But it was you, a man my equal, My guide and my friend,

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15Who together with me sweetened our meals; In God's house we walked in unity.

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16Let death come upon them, And let them go down alive into Hades; Because evils are in their dwellings, in the very midst of them.

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17But I cried out to God, And the Lord heard me.

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18Evening and morning and midday, I shall tell; I shall proclaim, and He will hear my voice.

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19He will redeem my soul in peace from those who draw near to me, For they were with me in abundance.

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20God shall hear, and humble them, He who exists before the ages. (Pause) For there is no change in them, And they have not feared God.

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21He stretched forth His hand in punishment; They defiled His covenant.

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22They were scattered by the wrath of His face, And His heart drew near; His words were softened above oil, And they are arrows.

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23Cast your care upon the Lord, And He shall support you; He will never allow the righteous to be moved.

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24But You, O God, will bring them down into the pit of decay; Men of blood and deceit Shall not live even half their days. But I will hope in You, O Lord.

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