Psalms 56

1 Unto the end. For the people who have become far removed from the Sacred. Of David, with the inscription of a title, when the Philistines held him in Gath. Have mercy on me, O God, because man has trampled over me. All day long, he has afflicted me by fighting against me.

For the Leader; upon Jonath-elem-rehokim. A Psalm of David; Michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be gracious unto me, O God, for man would swallow me up; all the day he fighting oppresseth me.

2 My enemies have trampled over me all day long. For those who make war against me are many.

They that lie in wait for me would swallow me up all the day; for they are many that fight against me, O Most High,

3 From the height of the day, I will be afraid. But truly, I will hope in you.

In the day that I am afraid, I will put my trust in Thee.

4 In God, I will praise my words. In God, I have put my trust. I will not fear what flesh can do to me.

In God — I will praise His word — in God do I trust, I will not be afraid; what can flesh do unto me?

5 All day long, they curse my words. All their intentions are for evil against me.

All the day they trouble mine affairs; all their thoughts are against me for evil.

6 They will dwell and hide themselves. They will watch my heel, just as they waited for my soul;

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

7 because of this, nothing will save them. In your anger, you will crush the people.

Because of iniquity cast them out; in anger bring down the peoples, O God.

8 O God, I have announced my life to you. You have placed my tears in your sight, and even in your promise.

Thou has counted my wanderings; put Thou my tears into Thy bottle; are they not in Thy book?

9 Then my enemies will be turned back. On whatever day that I call upon you, behold, I know that you are my God.

Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call; this I know, that God is for me.

10 In God, I will praise the word. In the Lord, I will praise his speech.

In God — I will praise His word — in the LORD — I will praise His word —

11 In God, I have hoped. I will not fear what man can do to me.

In God do I trust, I will not be afraid; what can man do unto me?

12 My vows to you, O God, are in me. I will repay them. Praises be to you.

Thy vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank-offerings unto Thee.

13 For you have rescued my soul from death and my feet from slipping, so that I may be pleasing in the sight of God, in the light of the living.

For thou hast delivered my soul from death; hast Thou not delivered my feet from stumbling? that I may walk before God in the light of the living.