Psalms 56

1 To the chief music-maker; put to Jonath elem rehokim. Of David. Michtam. When the Philistines took him in Gath. Have mercy on me, O God, for man is attempting my destruction; every day he makes cruel attacks against me.

Be merciful to me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresses me.

2 My haters are ever ready to put an end to me; great numbers are lifting themselves up against me.

My enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O you most High.

3 In the time of my fear, I will have faith in you.

What time I am afraid, I will trust in you.

4 In God will I give praise to his word; in God have I put my hope; I will have no fear of what flesh may do to me.

In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do to me.

5 Every day they make wrong use of 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 come together, they are waiting in secret places, they take note of my steps, they are waiting for my soul.

They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.

7 By evil-doing they will not get free from punishment. In wrath, O God, let the peoples be made low.

Shall they escape by iniquity? in your anger cast down the people, O God.

8 You have seen my wanderings; put the drops from my eyes into your bottle; are they not in your record?

You tell my wanderings: put you my tears into your bottle: are they not in your book?

9 When I send up my cry to you, my haters will be turned back; I am certain of this, for God is with me.

When I cry to you, then shall my enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.

10 In God will I give praise to his word; in the Lord will I give praise to his word.

In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word.

11 In God have I put my hope, I will have no fear of what man may do to me.

In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do to me.

12 I keep the memory of my debt to you, O God; I will give you the offerings of praise.

Your vows are on me, O God: I will render praises to you.

13 Because you have taken my soul from the power of death; and kept my feet from falling, so that I may be walking before God in the light of life.

For you have delivered my soul from death: will not you deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?