Trust in God Concerning the Treachery of Friends
To the Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. A Contemplation of David.
1 Give ear to my prayer, O God,
And do not hide Yourself from my supplication.
2 Attend to me, and hear me;
I Is. 38:14; 59:11; Ezek. 7:16am restless in my complaint, and moan noisily,
3 Because of the voice of the enemy,
Because of the oppression of the wicked;
2 Sam. 16:7, 8For they bring down trouble upon me,
And in wrath they hate me.
4 Ps. 116:3My heart is severely pained within me,
And the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
5 Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me,
And horror has overwhelmed me.
6 So I said, "Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
I would fly away and be at rest.
7 Indeed, I would wander far off,
And remain in the wilderness.
Selah
8 I would hasten my escape
From the windy storm and tempest."
9 Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues,
For I have seen Jer. 6:7violence and strife in the city.
10 Day and night they go around it on its walls;
Ps. 10:7Iniquity and trouble are also in the midst of it.
11 Destruction is in its midst;
Ps. 10:7Oppression and deceit do not depart from its streets.
12 Ps. 41:9For itis not an enemy who reproaches me;
Then I could bear it.
Nor isit one who hates me who has Ps. 35:26; 38:16exalted himself against me;
Then I could hide from him.
13 But itwas you, a man my equal,
2 Sam. 15:12My companion and my acquaintance.
14 We took sweet counsel together,
AndPs. 42:4walked to the house of God in the throng.
15 Let death seize them;
Let them Num. 16:30, 33go down alive into hell,
For wickedness is in their dwellings and among them.
16 As for me, I will call upon God,
And the Lord shall save me.
17 Dan. 6:10; Luke 18:1; Acts 3:1; 10:3, 30Evening and morning and at noon
I will pray, and cry aloud,
And He shall hear my voice.
18 He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle thatwas against me,
For 2 Chr. 32:7, 8there were many against me.
19 God will hear, and afflict them,
(Deut. 33:27)Even He who abides from of old.
Selah
Because they do not change,
Therefore they do not fear God.
20 He has Acts 12:1put forth his hands against those who Ps. 7:4were at peace with him;
He has broken his covenant.
21 Ps. 28:3; 57:4; (Prov. 5:3, 4; 12:18)Thewords of his mouth were smoother than butter,
But war was in his heart;
His words were softer than oil,
Yet they were drawn swords.
22 (Ps. 37:5; Matt. 6:25–34; Luke 12:22–31; 1 Pet. 5:7)Cast your burden on the Lord,
And Ps. 37:24He shall sustain you;
He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.
23 But You, O God, shall bring them down to the pit of destruction;
Ps. 5:6Bloodthirsty and deceitful men Prov. 10:27shall not live out half their days;
But I will trust in You.