1Give ear, O God, to my prayer; and hide not Thyself from my supplication. 2Attend unto me, and hear me; I am distraught in my complaint, and will moan; 3Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked; for they cast mischief upon me, and in anger they persecute me. 4My heart doth writhe within me; and the terrors of death are fallen upon me. 5Fear and trembling come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. 6And I said: 'Oh that I had wings like a dove! then would I fly away, and be at rest. 7Lo, then would I wander far off, I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah 8I would haste me to a shelter from the stormy wind and tempest.' 9Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongue; for I have seen violence and strife in the city. 10Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof; iniquity also and mischief are in the midst of it. 11Wickedness is in the midst thereof; oppression and guile depart not from her broad place. 12For it was not an enemy that taunted me, then I could have borne it; neither was it mine adversary that did magnify himself against me, then I would have hid myself from him. 13But it was thou, a man mine equal, my companion, and my familiar friend; 14We took sweet counsel together, in the house of God we walked with the throng. 15May He incite death against them, let them go down alive into the nether-world; for evil is in their dwelling, and within them. 16As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me. 17Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I complain, and moan; and He hath heard my voice. 18He hath redeemed my soul in peace so that none came nigh me; for they were many that strove with me. 19God shall hear, and humble them, even He that is enthroned of old, Selah , such as have no changes, and fear not God. 20He hath put forth his hands against them that were at peace with him; he hath profaned his covenant. 21Smoother than cream were the speeches of his mouth, but his heart was war; his words were softer than oil, yet were they keen-edged swords. 22Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and He will sustain thee; He will never suffer the righteous to be moved. 23But Thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the nethermost pit; men of blood and deceit shall not live out half their days; but as for me, I will trust in Thee.