Psalm 55 is a Davidic lament saying "hear me and answer me O God... I am distraught... by those who revile me in their anger". "Fear and trembling have beset me... oh for the wings, for the wings of a dove and I would fly away and be at rest"! "Confuse and confound the wicked O Lord... day and night they prowl after me". What especially upsets David is that it a close friend and companion (maybe Absalom) who is persecuting and betraying him. "Let death take my enemies... I call on God to save me... he ransoms me unharmed from the battle... my close friend has speech as smooth as butter, yet war is in his heart." "Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you... but you O God will bring down the wicked".
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