Psalms 56
1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “A Dove on Distant Oaks.” A Miktam of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack.
In finem, pro populo qui a sanctis longe factus est. David in tituli inscriptionem, cum tenuerunt eum Allophyli in Geth. [Miserere mei, Deus, quoniam conculcavit me homo; tota die impugnans, tribulavit me.
2 My enemies pursue me all day long, for many proudly assail me.
Conculcaverunt me inimici mei tota die, quoniam multi bellantes adversum me.
3 When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.
Ab altitudine diei timebo: ego vero in te sperabo.
4 In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
In Deo laudabo sermones meos; in Deo speravi: non timebo quid faciat mihi caro.
5 All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are on my demise.
Tota die verba mea execrabantur; adversum me omnes cogitationes eorum in malum.
6 They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.
Inhabitabunt, et abscondent; ipsi calcaneum meum observabunt. Sicut sustinuerunt animam meam,
7 In spite of such sin, will they escape? In Your anger, O God, cast down the nations.
pro nihilo salvos facies illos; in ira populos confringes.
8 You have taken account of my wanderings. Put my tears in Your bottle— are they not in Your book?
Deus, vitam meam annuntiavi tibi; posuisti lacrimas meas in conspectu tuo, sicut et in promissione tua:
9 Then my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help. By this I will know that God is on my side.
tunc convertentur inimici mei retrorsum. In quacumque die invocavero te, ecce cognovi quoniam Deus meus es.
10 In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise,
In Deo laudabo verbum; in Domino laudabo sermonem.
11 in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
In Deo speravi: non timebo quid faciat mihi homo.
12 Your vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank offerings to You.
In me sunt, Deus, vota tua, quæ reddam, laudationes tibi:
13 For You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
quoniam eripuisti animam meam de morte, et pedes meos de lapsu, ut placeam coram Deo in lumine viventium.
