Psalms 55:9-16

9I would hurry to my shelter from the rushing wind of the storm.”

10Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.

11Day and night they make the rounds on her walls. Iniquity and mischief are within her.

12Ruins are in her midst. Oppression and deceit never leave her square.

13For if it were an enemy taunting me, I could endure it. If my foe was exalting himself over me, I could hide from him.

14But it is you, a man like me— my companion and my close friend!

15Together we enjoyed great fellowship. We used to walk with the throng in the House of God.

16Let desolation come upon them, let them go down alive into Sheol— for evil is in their dwelling, among them.