Psalms 55:4

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Psalms 55:2–6 · Berean Standard Bible

2 Attend to me and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and distraught

3 at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they release disaster upon me and revile me in their anger.

4 My heart murmurs within me, and the terrors of death assail me.

5 Fear and trembling grip me, and horror has overwhelmed me.

6 I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest.

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