{
 "translation": "KJV",
 "book": "Psalms",
 "chapter": 55,
 "verses": [
  {
   "v": 1,
   "t": "[To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David.] Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication."
  },
  {
   "v": 2,
   "t": "Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;"
  },
  {
   "v": 3,
   "t": "Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me."
  },
  {
   "v": 4,
   "t": "My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me."
  },
  {
   "v": 5,
   "t": "Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me."
  },
  {
   "v": 6,
   "t": "And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest."
  },
  {
   "v": 7,
   "t": "Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah."
  },
  {
   "v": 8,
   "t": "I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest."
  },
  {
   "v": 9,
   "t": "Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city."
  },
  {
   "v": 10,
   "t": "Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it."
  },
  {
   "v": 11,
   "t": "Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets."
  },
  {
   "v": 12,
   "t": "For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:"
  },
  {
   "v": 13,
   "t": "But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance."
  },
  {
   "v": 14,
   "t": "We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company."
  },
  {
   "v": 15,
   "t": "Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them."
  },
  {
   "v": 16,
   "t": "As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me."
  },
  {
   "v": 17,
   "t": "Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice."
  },
  {
   "v": 18,
   "t": "He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me."
  },
  {
   "v": 19,
   "t": "God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God."
  },
  {
   "v": 20,
   "t": "He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant."
  },
  {
   "v": 21,
   "t": "The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords."
  },
  {
   "v": 22,
   "t": "Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved."
  },
  {
   "v": 23,
   "t": "But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee."
  }
 ],
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