Psalm 55: 12-23

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¹² If an enemy were insulting me,     I could endure it; if a foe were rising against me,     I could hide. ¹³ But it is you, a man like myself,     my companion, my close friend, ¹⁴ with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship     at the house of God, as we walked about     among the worshipers.

¹⁵ Let death take my enemies by surprise;     let them go down alive to the realm of the dead,     for evil finds lodging among them.

¹⁶ As for me, I call to God,     and the Lord saves me. ¹⁷ Evening, morning and noon     I cry out in distress,     and he hears my voice. ¹⁸ He rescues me unharmed     from the battle waged against me,     even though many oppose me. ¹⁹ God, who is enthroned from of old,     who does not change— he will hear them and humble them,     because they have no fear of God.

²⁰ My companion attacks his friends;     he violates his covenant. ²¹ His talk is smooth as butter,     yet war is in his heart; his words are more soothing than oil,     yet they are drawn swords.

²² Cast your cares on the Lord     and he will sustain you; he will never let     the righteous be shaken. ²³ But you, God, will bring down the wicked     into the pit of decay; the bloodthirsty and deceitful     will not live out half their days.

But as for me, I trust in you.