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Psalm 55:2–3

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2Pay attention to me and answer me. y

I am restless and in turmoil with my complaint, z

3because of the enemy’s voice,

because of the pressure aof the wicked.

For they bring down disaster on me b

and harass me in anger. c

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Footnotes

  1. a55:3 Or threat, or oppression
  2. b55:3 , Syr, ; reads they cause me to totter

Cross references

  1. y55:1–2 Ps 4:1; 5:1–2; 54:2
  2. z55:2 Ps 64:1; 142:2
  3. c55:3 2Sm 16:7–8; Ps 71:11

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Attend to me, and answer me;

I am restless in my complaint and I moan,

because of the noise of the enemy,

because of the oppression of the wicked.

For they drop trouble upon me,

and in anger they bear a grudge against me.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

hear me and answer me.

My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Pay attention to me and answer me.

I am restless and in turmoil with my complaint,

because of the enemy’s words,

because of the pressure of the wicked.

For they bring down disaster on me

and harass me in anger.

NLTNew Living Translation

Please listen and answer me,

for I am overwhelmed by my troubles.

My enemies shout at me,

making loud and wicked threats.

They bring trouble on me

and angrily hunt me down.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Attend to me and answer me.

I am restless in my lamenting and I groan,

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

Attend unto me, and hear me:

I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;

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.