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.

To the Chief Musician. Upon "The Dove of God from the distant Sea." David’s. A precious Psalm. When the Philistines seized him in Gath. Show me favour, O God, For weak man hath panted for me, All the day, a fighter oppresseth me:

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

Mine adversaries have panted all the day, For, many, are fighting with me, loftily.

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

What day I am afraid, I, unto thee will direct my confidence.

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 cause, —In God, have I trusted, I will not fear, What can flesh do unto me?

5 Every day they make wrong use of my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.

All the day, they wrest, my words, Against me, all their devices are for mischief;

6 They come together, they are waiting in secret places, they take note of my steps, they are waiting for my soul.

They stir up strife—they lie hid, They, mark my steps, —Seeing they have waited for my life.

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

Because of iniquity, recompense thou them, —In anger, bring thou down, the peoples, O God.

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

My wandering, hast, thou, recorded, —Put thou my tears in thy bottle, Are they not in thy record?

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.

Then, shall my foes turn back, in the day I cry, This, I know, for God is mine!

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 with good cause: In Yahweh, will I praise with good cause;

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

In God, have I trusted, I will not fear, What can a son of earth do unto me!

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

Upon me, O God, are thy vows, I will pay back praises unto thee.

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 thou hast rescued my soul from death, Wilt thou not [rescue] my feet from stumbling? That I may walk to and fro, before God, In the light of life.