1Hear my prayer, O God, and hide not thyself from my supplication.
2Hearken unto me, and answer me: I mourn in my prayer, and make a noise,
3For the voice of the enemy, and for the vexation of the wicked, because they have brought iniquity upon me, and furiously hate me.
4Mine heart trembleth within me, and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
5Fear and trembling are come upon me, and an horrible fear hath covered me.
6And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove: then would I fly away and rest.
7Behold I would take my flight far off, and lodge in the wilderness. Selah.
8He would make haste for my deliverance from the stormy wind and tempest.
9Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen cruelty and strife in the city.
10Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof, both iniquity and mischief are in the midst of it.
11Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.
12Surely mine enemy did not defame me, for I could have borne it: neither did mine adversary exalt himself against me: for I would have hid me from him.
13But it was thou, O man, even my companion, my guide, and my familiar:
14Which delighted in consulting together, and went into the house of God as companions.
15Let death seize upon them: let them go down quick into the grave: for wickedness is in their dwellings even in the midst of them.
16But I will call unto God, and the Lord will save me.
17Evening and morning, and at noon will I pray and make a noise, and he will hear my voice.
18He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for many were with me.
19God shall hear and afflict them, even he that reigneth of old, Selah: because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.
20He laid his hand upon such as be at peace with him, and he brake his covenant.
21The words of his mouth were softer than butter, yet war was in his heart, his words were more gentle than oil, yet they were swords.
22Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall nourish thee: he will not suffer the righteous to fall forever.
23And thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of corruption: the bloody, and deceitful men shall not live half their days: but I will trust in thee.