When Trust Is Broken,– Psalm 55

 Scripture: Psalm 55

1 Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.

2 Attend to me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise.

3 Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.

4 My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death have fallen upon me.

5 Fearfulness and trembling come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.

6 And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! For then would I fly away and be at rest.

7 Lo, then I would wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.

8 I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.

9 Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.

10 Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.

11 Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.

12 For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hidden myself from him:

13 But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.

14 We took sweet counsel together and walked unto the house of God in company.

15 Let death seize upon them and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.

16 As for me, I will call upon God, and the Lord shall save me.

17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.

18 He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.

19 God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.

20 He hath put forth his hands against such as were at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.

21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

22 Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

23 But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee. KJV

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 Turn to the One Who Never Fails 

Have you ever felt the sting of betrayal? Not from a stranger, but from someone close—someone you prayed with, laughed with, maybe even worshipped with? 

That kind of heartbreak runs deep. In Psalm 55, David puts words to a pain many of us have carried but didn't know how to express.

He starts his cry with these words:

"Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication." (v.1)

 David isn’t casually talking to God—he’s pleading. He’s wounded, not just from the attack of enemies, but from the betrayal of a companion. Someone he once walked to the house of God with.

“It was not an enemy that reproached me… But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.” (vv.12–13)

 Ouch. That cuts deeper than a sword. And maybe that’s where you are today—confused, overwhelmed, disappointed by someone you never thought would hurt you.

David gets raw with God.

 He mourns. He trembles. He wants to escape:

“Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.” (v.6)

 Haven’t we all had that thought? “If I could just disappear for a while, if I could just breathe without the weight of this pain…”

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But what makes Psalm 55 so powerful is that David doesn’t stay stuck in the valley of despair. He redirects his heart toward the One who is always trustworthy.

"As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me." (v.16)

 When people disappoint us, God remains dependable.

 When words cut, and relationships collapse, His promises still stand.

 When we feel abandoned, God leans in closer.

David doesn’t just pray once. He prays continuously:

“Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.” (v.17)

 That’s not routine religion—that’s real-life reliance.

And then David gives us the verse that so many of us have clung to:

"Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved." (v.22)

That’s the key.

 Don’t carry it—cast it.

 Don’t suppress it—surrender it.

 Your burden may be betrayal, burnout, or broken trust, but the Lord has already made room for what’s weighing down your heart.

Here’s what Psalm 55 reminds us:

You don’t have to pretend you're okay. God welcomes your raw emotion.

You don’t have to fix it all. You just have to cast your cares.

You don’t have to fight alone. God will sustain you.

So today, I encourage you:

 Pray with your pain. Cry with your Creator. Be honest with the One who knows every detail and says, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

And even if you’ve been wounded by people who were once in your inner circle, let God re-center your trust.

 Because while people can fail you, God never will.

“But I will trust in thee.” (v.23)

 That’s not a feeling. That’s a decision. A declaration. A lifeline.

Let’s make that our posture this week.

We cast. God sustains. We trust. God delivers.

Echoes of Faith Psalm 47-55