1For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Maskil…
2Attend to me and answer me. I am…
3at the voice of the enemy, at the…
4My heart pounds within me, and the terrors…
5Fear and trembling grip me, and horror has…
6I said, “Oh, that I had wings like…
7How far away I would flee! In the…
8I would hurry to my shelter, far from…
9O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for…
10Day and night they encircle the walls, while…
11Destruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave…
12For it is not an enemy who insults…
13But it is you, a man like myself,…
14We shared sweet fellowship together; we walked with…
15Let death seize them by surprise; let them…
16But I call to God, and the LORD…
17Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in…
18He redeems my soul in peace from the…
19God will hear and humiliate them—the One enthroned…
20My companion attacks his friends; he violates his…
21His speech is smooth as butter, but war…
22Cast your burden upon the LORD and He…
23But You, O God, will bring them down…
