Psalms 55:1-8

1Open your ears to my prayer, O God. Do not hide from my plea for mercy.

2Pay attention to me, and answer me. My thoughts are restless, and I am confused

3because my enemy shouts at me and a wicked person persecutes me. They bring misery crashing down on me, and they attack me out of anger.

4My heart is in turmoil. The terrors of death have seized me.

5Fear and trembling have overcome me. Horror has overwhelmed me.

6I said, “If only I had wings like a dove— I would fly away and find rest.

7Indeed, I would run far away. I would stay in the desert. Selah

8I would hurry to find shelter from the raging wind and storm.”