Psalm 55:2 (NLT)
Please listen and answer me,
for I am overwhelmed by my troubles.
Please listen and answer me,
for I am overwhelmed by my troubles.
THE BIBLE - Verse by Verse (Psalm 1 to 105)
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Psalm 55:3 (NLT)
My enemies shout at me,
making loud and wicked threats.
They bring trouble on me
and angrily hunt me down.
My enemies shout at me,
making loud and wicked threats.
They bring trouble on me
and angrily hunt me down.
Psalm 55:4 KJV
My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
Psalm 55:5 (NLT)
Fear and trembling overwhelm me,
and I can't stop shaking.
Fear and trembling overwhelm me,
and I can't stop shaking.
Psalm 55:6 (NLT)
Oh, that I had wings like a dove;
then I would fly away and rest.
Oh, that I had wings like a dove;
then I would fly away and rest.
Psalm 55:7 (NLT)
I would fly far away
to the quiet of the wilderness.
Interlude
I would fly far away
to the quiet of the wilderness.
Interlude
Psalm 55:8 (NLT)
How quickly I would escape__
Far from this wild storm of hatred.
How quickly I would escape__
Far from this wild storm of hatred.
Psalm 55:9 (NLT)
Confuse them, Lord, and frustrate their plans,
for I see violence and conflict in the city.
Confuse them, Lord, and frustrate their plans,
for I see violence and conflict in the city.
Psalm 55:10 (NLT)
It's walls are patrolled day and night against its invaders,
but it's real danger is wickedness within the city.
It's walls are patrolled day and night against its invaders,
but it's real danger is wickedness within the city.
Psalm 55:11 (NLT)
11 Everything is falling apart; threats and cheating are rampant in the streets.
11 Everything is falling apart; threats and cheating are rampant in the streets.
Psalm 55:12 (NLT)
12 It is not an enemy who taunts me—I could bear that. It is not my foes who so arrogantly insult me—I could have hidden from them.
12 It is not an enemy who taunts me—I could bear that. It is not my foes who so arrogantly insult me—I could have hidden from them.
Psalm 55:13 (NLT)
13 Instead, it is you—my equal, my companion and close friend.
13 Instead, it is you—my equal, my companion and close friend.
Psalm 55:14 (NLT)
14 What good fellowship we once enjoyed as we walked together to the house of God.
14 What good fellowship we once enjoyed as we walked together to the house of God.
Psalm 55:15 (NLT)
15 Let death stalk my enemies; let the grave swallow them alive, for evil makes its home within them.
15 Let death stalk my enemies; let the grave swallow them alive, for evil makes its home within them.
Psalm 55:16-17 (NLT) -
16 But I will call on God, and the LORD will rescue me.
17 Morning, noon, and night I cry out in my distress, and the LORD hears my voice.
16 But I will call on God, and the LORD will rescue me.
17 Morning, noon, and night I cry out in my distress, and the LORD hears my voice.
Psalm 55:18 (NLT) - 18 He ransoms me and keeps me safe from the battle waged against me, though many still oppose me.
Psalm 55:19 (NLT) - 19 God, who has ruled forever, will hear me and humble them. Interlude For my enemies refuse to change their ways; they do not fear God.
Psalm 55:20 (NLT) - 20 As for my companion, he betrayed his friends; he broke his promises.
Psalm 55:21 (NLT) - 21 His words are as smooth as butter, but in his heart is war. His words are as soothing as lotion, but underneath are daggers!
Psalm 55:22 (NLT) - 22 Give your burdens to the LORD ,and he will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.
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