Psalms 56

1 Be merciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up. Fighting all the day long he oppresses me.

“For the leader of the music. To be sung to the tune of “The dumb dove among strangers.” A psalm of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath.” Have pity upon me, O God! for man panteth for my life; My adversary daily oppresseth me!

2 My enemies would swallow me up all the day long, for they are many who fight proudly against me.

Mine enemies daily pant for my life, And many are they who war proudly against me.

3 What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee.

When I am in fear, I will put my trust in thee!

4 In God I will praise his word. In God I have put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?

Through God shall I praise his word; In God do I put my trust; I will not fear; What can flesh do to me?

5 All the day long they wrest my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil.

Every day they wrest my words; All their thoughts are against me for evil.

6 They gather themselves together. They hide themselves. They mark my steps, even as they have waited for my soul.

They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they watch my steps, Lying in wait for my life.

7 Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God.

Shall they escape by their iniquity? In thine anger cast down the people, O God!

8 Thou number my wanderings. Put thou my tears into thy bottle. Are they not in thy book?

Count thou my wanderings; Put my tears into thy bottle! Are they not recorded in thy book?

9 Then shall my enemies turn back in the day that I call. This I know, that God is for me.

When I cry to thee, my enemies shall turn back; This I know, that God is for me.

10 In God I will praise his word. In Jehovah I will praise his word.

Through God shall I praise his word; I shall glory in the promise of Jehovah.

11 In God I have put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

In God do I put my trust; I will not fear: What can man do to me?

12 Thy vows are upon me, O God. I will render thank offerings to thee.

Thy vows are upon me, O God! I will render praises to thee!

13 For thou have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living.

For thou hast delivered me from death, Yea, my feet from falling, That I may walk before God in the light of the living.