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Psalms 55

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1Give ear to my prayer, O God, And do not hide Yourself from my supplication. ✦ 2Attend to me, and hear me; I am restless in my complaint, and moan noisily, ✦ 3Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked; For they bring down trouble upon me, And in wrath they hate me. ✦ 4My heart is severely pained within me, And the terrors of death have fallen upon me. ✦ 5Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me, And horror has overwhelmed me. ✦ 6So I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest. ✦ 7Indeed, I would wander far off, And remain in the wilderness. Selah ✦ 8I would hasten my escape From the windy storm and tempest.” ✦ 9Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues, For I have seen violence and strife in the city. ✦ 10Day and night they go around it on its walls; Iniquity and trouble are also in the midst of it. ✦ 11Destruction is in its midst; Oppression and deceit do not depart from its streets. ✦ 12For it is not an enemy who reproaches me; Then I could bear it. Nor is it one who hates me who has exalted himself against me; Then I could hide from him. ✦ 13But it was you, a man my equal, My companion and my acquaintance. ✦ 14We took sweet counsel together, And walked to the house of God in the throng. ✦ 15Let death seize them; Let them go down alive into hell, For wickedness is in their dwellings and among them. ✦ 16As for me, I will call upon God, And the Lord shall save me. ✦ 17Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud, And He shall hear my voice. ✦ 18He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, For there were many against me. ✦ 19God will hear, and afflict them, Even He who abides from of old. Selah Because they do not change, Therefore they do not fear God. ✦ 20He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; He has broken his covenant. ✦ 21The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, But war was in his heart; His words were softer than oil, Yet they were drawn swords. ✦ 22Cast your burden on the Lord, And He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved. ✦ 23But You, O God, shall bring them down to 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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Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Where this chapter connects

Matt 26 ·82 Sam 15 ·6Ps 59 ·5Ps 64 ·4Ps 109 ·42 Sam 17 ·4Ps 5 ·4Ps 62 ·4

Christ at the center

The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.

How Psalms 55 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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  • ★ Start hereAudioThrough the WordThrough the Word · ~10 min/chapter · Free · evangelical

    A clear ~10-minute audio teaching for every one of the Bible's 1,189 chapters — the most systematic free way to study chapter by chapter.

  • ★ Start hereCommentaryPsalms (Tyndale OT Commentaries)Derek Kidner · Paid · evangelical

    Concise, theologically rich, and wonderfully accessible — the best place to start on the Psalms.

Pastoral

  • SermonChuck Smith — C2000 SeriesChuck Smith · Free · evangelical

    Free verse-by-verse audio through the entire Bible from the founder of Calvary Chapel.

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  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — Psalms 55David Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Readable, verse-by-verse exposition of the whole chapter.

  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on PsalmsMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceBlue Letter Bible — Psalms 55Blue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Interlinear, lexicon, and study tools across the chapter.

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