<vn='1'>To the chief <sn="5329">Musician</s> on <sn="5058">Neginoth</s>, <sn="4905">Maschil</s>, A Psalm of <sn="1732">David</s>. Give <sn="238">ear</s> to my <sn="8605">prayer</s>, O <sn="430">God</s>; and hide not <sn="408 5956">thyself</s> from my <sn="4480 8467">supplication</s>. </v>
<vn='2'><sn="7181">Attend</s> unto me, and <sn="6030">hear</s> me: I <sn="7300">mourn</s> in my <sn="7879">complaint</s>, and make a <sn="1949">noise</s>; </v>
<vn='3'>Because of the <sn="4480 6963">voice</s> of the <sn="341">enemy</s>, <sn="4480 6440">because</s> of the <sn="6125">oppression</s> of the <sn="7563">wicked</s>: <sn="3588">for</s> they <sn="4131">cast</s><sn="205">iniquity</s><sn="5921">upon</s> me, and in <sn="639">wrath</s> they <sn="7852">hate</s> me. </v>
<vn='4'>My <sn="3820">heart</s> is sore <sn="2342">pained</s><sn="7130">within</s> me: and the <sn="367">terrors</s> of <sn="4194">death</s> are <sn="5307">fallen</s><sn="5921">upon</s> me. </v>
<vn='5'><sn="3374">Fearfulness</s> and <sn="7461">trembling</s> are <sn="935">come</s> upon me, and <sn="6427">horror</s> hath <sn="3680">overwhelmed</s> me. </v>
<vn='6'>And I <sn="559">said</s>, Oh <sn="4310">that</s> I <sn="5414">had</s><sn="83">wings</s> like a <sn="3123">dove</s>! for then would I fly <sn="5774">away</s>, and be at <sn="7931">rest</s>. </v>
<vn='7'><sn="2009">Lo</s>, then would I <sn="5074">wander</s> far <sn="7368">off</s>, and <sn="3885">remain</s> in the <sn="4057">wilderness</s>. <sn="5542">Selah</s>. </v>
<vn='8'>I would <sn="2363">hasten</s> my <sn="4655">escape</s> from the <sn="4480 7307">windy</s><sn="5584">storm</s> and <sn="4480 5591">tempest</s>. </v>
<vn='9'><sn="1104">Destroy</s>, O <sn="136">Lord</s>, and <sn="6385">divide</s> their <sn="3956">tongues</s>: <sn="3588">for</s> I have <sn="7200">seen</s><sn="2555">violence</s> and <sn="7379">strife</s> in the <sn="5892">city</s>. </v>
<vn='10'><sn="3119">Day</s> and <sn="3915">night</s> they go <sn="5437">about</s> it <sn="5921">upon</s> the <sn="2346">walls</s> thereof: <sn="205">mischief</s> also and <sn="5999">sorrow</s> are in the <sn="7130">midst</s> of it. </v>
<vn='11'><sn="1942">Wickedness</s> is in the <sn="7130">midst</s> thereof: <sn="8496">deceit</s> and <sn="4820">guile</s><sn="4185">depart</s><sn="3808">not</s><sn="4480">from</s> her <sn="7339">streets</s>. </v>
<vn='12'><sn="3588">For</s> it was <sn="3808">not</s> an <sn="341">enemy</s> that <sn="2778">reproached</s> me; then I could have <sn="5375">borne</s> it: <sn="3808">neither</s> was it he that <sn="8130">hated</s> me that did <sn="1431">magnify</s> himself <sn="5921">against</s> me; then I would have hid <sn="5641">myself</s><sn="4480">from</s> him: </v>
<vn='13'>But it was <sn="859">thou</s>, a <sn="582">man</s> mine <sn="6187">equal</s>, my <sn="441">guide</s>, and mine <sn="3045">acquaintance</s>. </v>
<vn='14'>We took <sn="4985">sweet</s><sn="5475">counsel</s><sn="3162">together</s>, and <sn="1980">walked</s> unto the <sn="1004">house</s> of <sn="430">God</s> in <sn="7285">company</s>. </v>
<vn='15'>Let <sn="4194">death</s><sn="5377">seize</s><sn="5921">upon</s> them, and let them go <sn="3381">down</s><sn="2416">quick</s> into <sn="7585">hell</s>: <sn="3588">for</s><sn="7451">wickedness</s> is in their <sn="4033">dwellings</s>, and <sn="7130">among</s> them. </v>
<vn='16'>As for me, <sn="589">I</s> will <sn="7121">call</s><sn="413">upon</s><sn="430">God</s>; and the <sn="3068">LORD</s> shall <sn="3467">save</s> me. </v>
<vn='17'><sn="6153">Evening</s>, and <sn="1242">morning</s>, and at <sn="6672">noon</s>, will I <sn="7878">pray</s>, and cry <sn="1993">aloud</s>: and he shall <sn="8085">hear</s> my <sn="6963">voice</s>. </v>
<vn='18'>He hath <sn="6299">delivered</s> my <sn="5315">soul</s> in <sn="7965">peace</s> from the <sn="4480 7128">battle</s> that was against me: <sn="3588">for</s> there <sn="1961">were</s><sn="7227">many</s><sn="5978">with</s> me. </v>
<vn='19'><sn="410">God</s> shall <sn="8085">hear</s>, and <sn="6031">afflict</s> them, even he that <sn="3427">abideth</s> of <sn="6924">old</s>. <sn="5542">Selah</s>. <sn="834">Because</s> they have <sn="369">no</s><sn="2487">changes</s>, therefore they <sn="3372">fear</s><sn="3808">not</s><sn="430">God</s>. </v>
<vn='20'>He hath put <sn="7971">forth</s> his <sn="3027">hands</s> against such as be at <sn="7965">peace</s> with him: he hath <sn="2490">broken</s> his <sn="1285">covenant</s>. </v>
<vn='21'> The words of his <sn="6310">mouth</s> were <sn="2505">smoother</s> than <sn="4260">butter</s>, but <sn="7128">war</s> was in his <sn="3820">heart</s>: his <sn="1697">words</s> were <sn="7401">softer</s> than <sn="4480 8081">oil</s>, yet were <sn="1992">they</s> drawn <sn="6609">swords</s>. </v>
<vn='22'><sn="7993">Cast</s> thy <sn="3053">burden</s><sn="5921">upon</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s>, and <sn="1931">he</s> shall <sn="3557">sustain</s> thee: he shall <sn="3808 5769">never</s><sn="5414">suffer</s> the <sn="6662">righteous</s> to be <sn="4131">moved</s>. </v>
<vn='23'>But <sn="859">thou</s>, O <sn="430">God</s>, shalt bring them <sn="3381">down</s> into the <sn="875">pit</s> of <sn="7845">destruction</s>: <sn="1818">bloody</s> and <sn="4820">deceitful</s><sn="376">men</s> shall <sn="3808">not</s> live out <sn="2673">half</s> their <sn="3117">days</s>; but <sn="589">I</s> will <sn="982">trust</s> in thee. </v>