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| 1. | To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David. |
| 2. | Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication. |
| 3. | Attend to me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise; |
| 4. | Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me. |
| 5. | My heart is severely pained within me: and the terrors of death have fallen upon me. |
| 6. | Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. |
| 7. | And I said, O that I had wings like a dove! for then I would fly away, and be at rest. |
| 8. | Lo, then I would wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah. |
| 9. | I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest. |
| 10. | Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city. |
| 11. | Day and night they go about it upon its walls: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it. |
| 12. | Wickedness is in the midst of it: deceit and guile depart not from her streets. |
| 13. | For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that magnified himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him: |
| 14. | But it was thou, a man my equal, my guide, and my acquaintance. |
| 15. | We took sweet counsel together, and walked to the house of God in company. |
| 16. | Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them. |
| 17. | As for me, I will call upon God: and the LORD will save me. |
| 18. | Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he will hear my voice. |
| 19. | He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me. |
| 20. | God will hear and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God. |
| 21. | He hath put forth his hands against such as are at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant. |
| 22. | The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords. |
| 23. | Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he will sustain thee: he will never suffer the righteous to be moved. |
| 24. | But thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee. |