PSALM 55 (CONFUSE THE WICKED)

Lyrics by Peter Merz  Music by Stuart Todd

Listen to my prayer, oh God
No, don’t shut out my pleas
Lord, hear me and answer my prayer
For my heart is under siege
And evil men make their wicked threats
My heart is torn with anguish
How long must I languish
If only I had wings to fly
To a distant sky, far, far away
To a place of refuge where I could stay
Where there’s no need to be afraid
No need to be afraid

CHORUS
Confuse the wicked, oh Lord
Confound their speech and rescue me
Confuse the wicked, oh Lord
Rescue me, rescue me, rescue me

If a foe had insulted me
And treated me with scorn
Oh my Lord, I could endure it
And not even my closest friend or companion
The friend that I trusted
I wouldn’t be daunted
But now I’m haunted
For a man I worshiped with 
Betrayed me with a kiss, double-dealed
The man I called friend has raised his heel 
Against me, turned my world unreal
My world unreal

REPEAT CHORUS

INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE

CODA
I cast my cares on you oh Lord
And you will sustatin me
You’ll never let the righteous fall
But the wicked won’t live out half their days
Like the grass they will fade away
But as for me I will trust You
I will trust in You, oh Lord
Oh, I will trust in You, oh Lord

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