Psalms 56

1 To the chief Musician. On Jonathelem-rechokim. 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 long fighting he oppresseth me.

“To the chief musician upon Jonath-elem-rechokim, by David, a Michtham, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.” Be gracious unto me, O God; for man longeth to swallow me up; all the time he oppresseth me fighting.

2 Mine enemies would swallow [me] up all the day long; for they are many that fight against me haughtily.

Those that regard me with envy long to swallow [me] up all the time; for many are they that fight against me, O thou Most High.

3 In the day that I am afraid, I will confide in thee.

The day [when] I am afraid, I will still trust in thee.

4 In God will I praise his word, in God I put my confidence: I will not fear; what can flesh do unto me?

In God will I praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid: what can flesh do unto me?

5 All the day long they wrest my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.

All the day they wrest my words: against me are all their thoughts for evil.

6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves; they mark my steps, because they wait for my soul.

They come together in troops, they hide themselves, they are those that watch my heels, as though they hoped [to take] my soul.

7 Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God.

Because of their wrong-doing let me escape from them: in anger cast down the people, O God.

8 Thou countest my wanderings; put my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?

My wanderings hast thou well numbered: put thou my tears into thy bottle; behold, they are numbered by thee.

9 Then shall mine enemies return backward in the day when I call: this I know, for God is for me.

Then shall my enemies retire backward on the day when I call [on thee]: this I know—that God is for me.

10 In God will I praise [his] word; in Jehovah will I praise [his] word.

In God will I praise the word: in the Lord will I praise the word.

11 In God have I put my confidence: I will not fear; what can man do unto me?

In God have I put my trust; I will not be afraid: what can man do unto me?

12 Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render thanks unto thee.

Upon me, O God, [rest] thy vows: I will pay thanksgiving offerings unto thee.

13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death; [wilt thou] not [keep] my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

For thou hast delivered my soul from death—yea, behold, my feet from slipping, that I may walk before God in the light of the life.