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Psalms 55
Restless and moaning, the speaker is so overwhelmed by terror that he wishes for a dove's wings to fly away and lodge in the wilderness. The threat is not a foreign army but a betrayal from inside the city, where violence prowls the walls day and night. The wound at the center (verses 12-14) is intimate: not an enemy but a familiar friend with whom he once shared sweet fellowship in God's house. Trust still holds the last word in verse 23.
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Listen to my prayer, God. Don’t hide yourself from my supplication.
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Attend to me, and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and moan
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because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked. For they bring suffering on me. In anger they hold a grudge against me.
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My heart is severely pained within me. The terrors of death have fallen on me.
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Fearfulness and trembling have come on me. Horror has overwhelmed me.
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I said, “Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then I would fly away, and be at rest.
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Behold, then I would wander far off. I would lodge in the wilderness.” Selah.
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“I would hurry to a shelter from the stormy wind and storm.”
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Confuse them, Lord, and confound their language, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
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Day and night they prowl around on its walls. Malice and abuse are also within her.
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Destructive forces are within her. Threats and lies don’t depart from her streets.
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For it was not an enemy who insulted me, then I could have endured it. Neither was it he who hated me who raised himself up against me, then I would have hidden myself from him.
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But it was you, a man like me, my companion, and my familiar friend.
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We took sweet fellowship together. We walked in God’s house with company.
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Let death come suddenly on them. Let them go down alive into Sheol. For wickedness is among them, in their dwelling.
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As for me, I will call on God. The LORD will save me.
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Evening, morning, and at noon, I will cry out in distress. He will hear my voice.
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He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, although there are many who oppose me.
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God, who is enthroned forever, will hear and answer them. Selah. They never change and don’t fear God.
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He raises his hands against his friends. He has violated his covenant.
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His mouth was smooth as butter, but his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
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Cast your burden on the LORD and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved.
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But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in you.
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Escuta a minha oração, ó Deus. Não se esconda da minha súplica.
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Atenda-me e responda-me. Estou inquieto em minha queixa, e gemo
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por causa da voz do inimigo, por causa da opressão dos ímpios. Pois eles trazem sofrimento sobre mim. Na sua ira, guardam rancor contra mim.
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Meu coração está severamente angustiado dentro de mim. Os terrores da morte caíram sobre mim.
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Temor e tremor vieram sobre mim. O horror me dominou.
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Eu disse: “Quem dera eu tivesse asas como a pomba! Então eu voaria para longe e estaria em descanso.
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Eis que então eu fugiria para bem longe. Eu me alojaria no deserto.” Selá.
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“Eu me apressaria para um abrigo contra o vento tempestuoso e a tempestade.”
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Confunda-os, Senhor, e confunda a linguagem deles, pois tenho visto violência e contenda na cidade.
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Dia e noite eles rondam sobre os seus muros. Malícia e abuso também estão dentro dela.
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Forças destrutivas estão dentro dela. Ameaças e mentiras não se apartam de suas ruas.
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Pois não foi um inimigo que me insultou, senão eu poderia ter suportado. Nem foi aquele que me odiava que se levantou contra mim, senão eu teria me escondido dele.
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Mas foi você, um homem como eu, meu companheiro e meu amigo íntimo.
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Nós desfrutávamos de doce comunhão juntos. Nós caminhávamos na casa de Deus em companhia.
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Que a morte venha de repente sobre eles. Que eles desçam vivos ao Seol. Pois a maldade está entre eles, em sua habitação.
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Quanto a mim, eu clamarei a Deus. O SENHOR me salvará.
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À tarde, pela manhã e ao meio-dia, eu clamarei em angústia. Ele ouvirá a minha voz.
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Ele resgatou a minha alma em paz da batalha que estava contra mim, embora haja muitos que se oponham a mim.
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Deus, que está entronizado para sempre, ouvirá e responderá a eles. Selá. Eles nunca mudam e não temem a Deus.
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Ele levanta as suas mãos contra os seus amigos. Ele violou a sua aliança.
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Sua boca era macia como a manteiga, mas o seu coração era guerra. Suas palavras eram mais suaves que o azeite, contudo, eram espadas desembainhadas.
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Lance o seu fardo sobre o SENHOR e ele o sustentará. Ele nunca permitirá que o justo seja abalado.
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Mas você, ó Deus, os fará descer ao poço da destruição. Homens sanguinários e enganadores não viverão metade dos seus dias, mas eu confiarei em você.
The friend whose words were drawn swords
Verse 21 fixes the betrayal in a single image: a mouth smooth as butter while the heart wages war, words softer than oil that turn out to be drawn swords. Against that treachery the psalm sets a rhythm of prayer "evening, morning, and at noon" and the famous charge of verse 22 to cast your burden on the LORD, who will not let the righteous be moved.
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