1. Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea;
2. hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught
4. My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death assail me.
5. Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed me.
6. I said, "Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest--
7. I would flee far away and stay in the desert; Selah
8. I would hurry to my place of shelter, far from the tempest and storm."
9. Confuse the wicked, O Lord, confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.
10. Day and night they prowl about on its walls; malice and abuse are within it.
11. Destructive forces are at work in the city; threats and lies never leave its streets.
13. But it is you, a man like myself, my companion, my close friend,
14. with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship as we walked with the throng at the house of God.
16. But 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 ransoms me unharmed from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me.
20. My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.
22. Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.