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.

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

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

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

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

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 cause, —In God, have I trusted, I will not fear, 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 wrest, my words, Against me, all their devices are for mischief;

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

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

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

Because of iniquity, recompense thou them, —In anger, bring thou 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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