6I will offer you a freewill sacrifice *
and praise your Name, O Lord, for it is good.
7For you have rescued me from every trouble, *
and my eye has seen the ruin of my foes.
55Exaudi, Deus
1Hear my prayer, O God; *
do not hide yourself from my petition.
2Listen to me and answer me; *
I have no peace, because of my cares.
3I am shaken by the noise of the enemy *
and by the pressure of the wicked;
4For they have cast an evil spell upon me *
and are set against me in fury.
5My heart quakes within me, *
and the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
6Fear and trembling have come over me, *
and horror overwhelms me.
7And I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! *
I would fly away and be at rest.
8I would flee to a far‑off place *
and make my lodging in the wilderness.
9I would hasten to escape *
from the stormy wind and tempest.”
10Swallow them up, O Lord;
confound their speech; *
for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
660Psalm 55
