1 Listen to my prayer, O God,

do not ignore my plea;

2 hear me and answer me.

My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught

3 because of what my enemy is saying,

because of the threats of the wicked;

for they bring down suffering on me

and assail me in their anger.

4 My heart is in anguish within me;

the terrors of death have fallen on me.

5 Fear and trembling have beset me;

horror has overwhelmed me.

6 I said, “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove!

I would fly away and be at rest.

7 I would flee far away

and stay in the desert;

1 Give ear to my prayer, O God;

And hide not thyself from my supplication.

2 Attend unto me, and hear me:

I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;

3 Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked:

For they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.

4 My heart is sore pained within me:

And the terrors of death are fallen upon me.

5 Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me,

And horror hath overwhelmed me.

6 And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove!

For then would I fly away, and be at rest.

7 Lo, then would I wander far off,

And remain in the wilderness. Selah.

1 Listen to my prayer, O God.

Do not ignore my cry for help!

2 Please listen and answer me,

for I am overwhelmed by my troubles.

3 My enemies shout at me,

making loud and wicked threats.

They bring trouble on me

and angrily hunt me down.

4 My heart pounds in my chest.

The terror of death assaults me.

5 Fear and trembling overwhelm me,

and I can’t stop shaking.

6 Oh, that I had wings like a dove;

then I would fly away and rest!

7 I would fly far away

to the quiet of the wilderness.

Interlude

1 Give ear to my prayer, O God,

And do not hide Yourself from my supplication.

2 Attend to me, and hear me;

I am restless in my complaint, and moan noisily,

3 Because of the voice of the enemy,

Because of the oppression of the wicked;

For they bring down trouble upon me,

And in wrath they hate me.

4 My 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

1 God, listen to my prayer

and do not ignore my cry for help.

2 Pay attention to me and answer me.

I am troubled and upset

3 by what the enemy says

and how the wicked look at me.

They bring troubles down on me,

and in anger they attack me.

4 I am frightened inside;

the terror of death has attacked me.

5 I am scared and shaking,

and terror grips me.

6 I said, “I wish I had wings like a dove.

Then I would fly away and rest.

7 I would wander far away

and stay in the desert.

Selah

1 Give ear to my prayer, O God;

And hide not thyself from my supplication.

2 Attend unto me, and answer me:

I am restless in my complaint, and moan,

3 Because of the voice of the enemy,

Because of the oppression of the wicked;

For they cast iniquity upon me,

And in anger they persecute me.

4 My heart is sore pained within me:

And the terrors of death are fallen upon me.

5 Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me,

And horror hath overwhelmed me.

6 And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove!

Then would I fly away, and be at rest.

7 Lo, then would I wander far off,

I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah

1 Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication. 2 Attend unto me, and answer me: I wander about in my plaint, and I moan aloud, 3 Because of the voice of the enemy; because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in anger they persecute me. 4 My heart is writhing within me, and the terrors of death are fallen upon me. 5 Fear and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. 6 And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away, and be at rest; 7 Behold, I would flee afar off, I would lodge in the wilderness; Selah;

1 Open your ears to my prayer, O God. 

Do not hide from my plea for mercy. 

2 Pay attention to me, and answer me. 

My thoughts are restless, and I am confused 

3 because 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. 

4 My heart is in turmoil. 

The terrors of death have seized me. 

5 Fear and trembling have overcome me. 

Horror has overwhelmed me. 

6 I said, “If only I had wings like a dove— 

I would fly away and find rest. 

7 Indeed, I would run far away. 

I would stay in the desert. 

Selah 

1 God, listen to my prayer

and do not ignore my plea for help.

2 Pay attention to me and answer me.

I am restless and in turmoil with my complaint,

3 because of the enemy’s voice,

because of the pressure of the wicked.

For they bring down disaster on me

and harass me in anger.

4 My heart shudders within me;

terrors of death sweep over me.

5 Fear and trembling grip me;

horror has overwhelmed me.

6 I said, “If only I had wings like a dove!

I would fly away and find rest.

7 How far away I would flee;

I would stay in the wilderness. Selah

1 Give ear to my prayer, O God;

do not hide yourself from my supplication.

2 Attend to me, and answer me;

I am troubled in my complaint.

I am distraught 3 by the noise of the enemy,

because of the clamor of the wicked.

For they bring trouble upon me,

and in anger they cherish enmity against me.

4 My heart is in anguish within me,

the terrors of death have fallen upon me.

5 Fear and trembling come upon me,

and horror overwhelms me.

6 And I say, “O that I had wings like a dove!

I would fly away and be at rest;

7 truly, I would flee far away;

I would lodge in the wilderness; Selah

1 Give ear, O God, to my prayer,

and do not hide yourself from my plea.

2 Attend to me and answer me.

I am restless in my lamenting and I groan,

3 because of the voice of an enemy,

because of the oppression of the wicked,

because they bring down evil on me,

and in anger they hold a grudge against me.

4 My heart trembles within me,

and deathly terrors fall on me.

5 Fear and trembling come on me,

and horror overwhelms me.

6 So I say, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove.

I would fly away and be at rest.

7 Look, I would flee far away.

I would dwell in the wilderness. Selah

1 God, listen to my prayer.

Pay attention to my cry for help.

2 Hear me and answer me.

My thoughts upset me. I’m very troubled.

3 I’m troubled by what my enemies say about me.

I’m upset because sinful people stare at me.

They cause me all kinds of suffering.

When they are angry, they attack me with their words.

4 I feel great pain deep down inside me.

The terrors of death are crushing me.

5 Fear and trembling have taken hold of me.

Panic has overpowered me.

6 I said, “I wish I had wings like a dove!

Then I would fly away and be at rest.

7 I would escape to a place far away.

I would stay out in the desert. Selah

1 Give ear to my prayer, O God;

And do not hide Yourself from my supplication.

2 Give heed to me and answer me;

I am restless in my complaint and am surely distracted,

3 Because of the voice of the enemy,

Because of the pressure of the wicked;

For they bring down trouble upon me

And in anger they bear a grudge against me.

4 My heart is in anguish within me,

And the terrors of death have fallen upon me.

5 Fear and trembling come upon me,

And horror has overwhelmed me.

6 I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!

I would fly away and be at rest.

7 “Behold, I would wander far away,

I would lodge in the wilderness.

Selah.