What is Psalms 55 talking about?
What is Psalms 55 talking about? Psalm 55 is the 55th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version, "Give ear to my prayer, O God, and hide not thyself from my supplication". The psalm is a lament in which the author grieves because he is surrounded by enemies, and one of his closest friends has betrayed him. Who is the enemy in Psalms? Egypt and the Eastern powers (Babylonians, Persians, etc.) were always jockeying for influence on this crossroads area. Make no mistake though: the Biblical writers were out for blood. The neighboring...