# Psalms 55

- Translation: Berean Standard Bible
- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/55
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).

*For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Maskil of David.*

## Text

[1] Listen to my prayer, O God,
and do not ignore my plea. [2] Attend to me and answer me.
I am restless in my complaint,
and distraught [3] at the voice of the enemy,
at the pressure of the wicked.
For they release disaster upon me
and revile me in their anger. [4] My heart murmurs within me,
and the terrors of death assail me. [5] Fear and trembling grip me,
and horror has overwhelmed me. [6] I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
I would fly away and find rest. [7] How far away I would flee!
In the wilderness I would remain.
Selah [8] I would hurry to my shelter,
far from this raging tempest.” [9] O Lord, confuse and confound their speech,
for I see violence and strife in the city. [10] Day and night they encircle the walls,
while malice and trouble lie within. [11] Destruction is within;
oppression and deceit never leave the streets. [12] For it is not an enemy who insults me;
that I could endure.
It is not a foe who rises against me;
from him I could hide. [13] But it is you, a man like myself,
my companion and close friend. [14] We shared sweet fellowship together;
we walked with the crowd into the house of God. [15] Let death seize them by surprise;
let them go down to Sheol alive,
for evil is with them in their homes. [16] But I call to God,
and the LORD saves me. [17] Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress,
and He hears my voice. [18] He redeems my soul in peace
from the battle waged against me,
even though many oppose me. [19] God will hear and humiliate them—
the One enthroned for the ages—
Selah
because they do not change
and they have no fear of God. [20] My companion attacks his friends;
he violates his covenant. [21] His speech is smooth as butter,
but war is in his heart.
His words are softer than oil,
yet they are swords unsheathed. [22] Cast your burden upon the LORD
and He will sustain you;
He will never let the righteous be shaken. [23] But You, O God, will bring them down
to the Pit of destruction;
men of bloodshed and deceit
will not live out half their days.
But I will trust in You.

## Each verse

- Psalms 55:1 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/55/1
- Psalms 55:2 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/55/2
- Psalms 55:3 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/55/3
- Psalms 55:4 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/55/4
- Psalms 55:5 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/55/5
- Psalms 55:6 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/55/6
- Psalms 55:7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/55/7
- Psalms 55:8 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/55/8
- Psalms 55:9 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/55/9
- Psalms 55:10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/55/10
- Psalms 55:11 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/55/11
- Psalms 55:12 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/55/12
- Psalms 55:13 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/55/13
- Psalms 55:14 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/55/14
- Psalms 55:15 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/55/15
- Psalms 55:16 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/55/16
- Psalms 55:17 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/55/17
- Psalms 55:18 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/55/18
- Psalms 55:19 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/55/19
- Psalms 55:20 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/55/20
- Psalms 55:21 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/55/21
- Psalms 55:22 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/55/22
- Psalms 55:23 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/55/23