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Attend to me, and answer me;
    I am overcome by my trouble.
I am distraught by the noise of the enemy,
    because of the oppression of the wicked.
For they bring[a] trouble upon me,
    and in anger they cherish enmity against me.

My heart is in anguish within me,
    the terrors of death have fallen upon me.

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  1. Psalm 55:3 Cn Compare Gk: Heb they cause to totter

    hear me and answer me.(A)
My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught(B)
    because of what my enemy is saying,
    because of the threats of the wicked;
for they bring down suffering on me(C)
    and assail(D) me in their anger.(E)

My heart is in anguish(F) within me;
    the terrors(G) of death have fallen on me.

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