Psalm 55. The Prayer of Someone Betrayed by a Friend.

Hear my prayer, O God;
don’t turn away from my plea!

2 Listen to me and answer me;
I am worn out by my worries.

3 I am terrified by the threats of my enemies,
crushed by the oppression of the wicked.
They bring trouble on me;
they are angry with me and hate me.

4 I am terrified,
and the terrors of death crush me.

5 I am gripped by fear and trembling;
I am overcome with horror.

6 I wish I had wings like a dove.
I would fly away and find rest.

7 I would fly far away
and make my home in the desert.

8 I would hurry and find myself a shelter
from the raging wind and the storm.

9 Confuse the speech of my enemies, O Lord!
I see violence and riots in the…