Psalms 54-56

1Save me, O God, by Your name, and vindicate me by Your might!

2Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth.

3For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life— men with no regard for God. Selah

4Surely God is my helper; the Lord is the sustainer of my soul.

5He will reward my enemies with evil. In Your faithfulness, destroy them.

6Freely I will sacrifice to You; I will praise Your name, O LORD, for it is good.

7For He has delivered me from every trouble, and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.

1Listen to my prayer, O God, and do not ignore my plea.

2Attend to me and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and distraught

3at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they bring down disaster upon me and resent me in their anger.

4My heart pounds within me, and the terrors of death assail me.

5Fear and trembling grip me, and horror has overwhelmed me.

6I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest.

7How far away I would flee! In the wilderness I would remain. Selah

8I would hurry to my shelter, far from this raging tempest.”

9O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.

10Day and night they encircle the walls, while malice and trouble lie within.

11Destruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave the streets.

12For 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.

13But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend.

14We shared sweet fellowship together; we walked with the crowd into the house of God.

15Let death seize them by surprise; let them go down to Sheol alive, for evil is with them in their homes.

16But I call to God, and the LORD saves me.

17Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice.

18He redeems my soul in peace from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me.

19God will hear and humiliate them— the One enthroned for the ages— Selah because they do not change and they have no fear of God.

20My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.

21His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.

22Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.

23But 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.

1Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack.

2My enemies pursue me all day long, for many proudly assail me.

3When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.

4In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

5All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are on my demise.

6They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.

7In spite of such sin, will they escape? In Your anger, O God, cast down the nations.

8You have taken account of my wanderings. Put my tears in Your bottle— are they not in Your book?

9Then my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help. By this I will know that God is on my side.

10In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise,

11in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

12Your vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank offerings to You.

13For You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.