aGive ear
to my prayer
, O God
; And bdo not hide
Yourself from my supplication
.
Give aheed
to me and answer
me; I am restless
in my bcomplaint
and 1 cam surely
distracted
,
Because of the voice
of the enemy
, Because
of the apressure
of the wicked
; For they bbring
down
1trouble
upon me And in anger
they cbear
a grudge
against
me.
My aheart is in anguish
within
me, And the terrors
of bdeath
have fallen
upon me.
Fear and atrembling
come
upon me, And 1 bhorror
has overwhelmed
me.
I said, "Oh
, that I had
wings
like a dove
! I would fly
away
and 1 abe at rest
.
"Behold, I would wander
far
away, I would alodge
in the wilderness
. 1Selah
.
"I would hasten to my place
of refuge
From the astormy
wind
and tempest
."
1Confuse, O Lord
, adivide
their tongues
, For I have seen
bviolence
and strife
in the city
.
Day and night
they go
around
her upon her walls
, And iniquity
and mischief
are in her midst
.
aDestruction is in her midst
; bOppression
and deceit
do not depart
from her 1streets
.
For it is anot an enemy who reproaches
me, Then I could bear
it; Nor
is it one who hates
me who bhas exalted
himself against
me, Then I could hide
myself from him.
But it is you, a man 1my equal
, My acompanion
and my 2 bfamiliar
friend
;
We who had
sweet
1fellowship
together
aWalked
in the house
of God
in the throng
.
Let 1death come
adeceitfully
upon them; Let them bgo
down
alive
to 2Sheol
, For evil
is in their dwelling
, in their midst
.
As for me, I shall acall upon God
, And the LORD
will save
me.
aEvening and bmorning
and at cnoon
, I will complain
and murmur
, And He will hear
my voice
.
He will aredeem my soul
in peace
1from the battle
which is against me, For they are bmany
who strive with me.
God will ahear
and 1answer
them-- Even the one bwho 2sits
enthroned
from of old
-- Selah
. With whom
there
3is no
change
, And who cdo not fear
God
.
He has put forth
his hands
against athose who
were at peace
with him; He has 1 bviolated
his covenant
.
His 1speech was asmoother
than
butter
, But his heart
was war
; His words
were asofter
than
oil
, Yet they were drawn
bswords
.
aCast 1your burden
upon the LORD
and He will sustain
you; bHe will never
allow
the righteous
to 2 cbe shaken
.
But You, O God, will bring
them down
to the 1 apit
of destruction
; bMen
of bloodshed
and deceit
will cnot live
out half
their days
. But I will dtrust
in You.