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

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

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

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

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, I will praise his cause, —In God, have I trusted, I will not fear, 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, all their devices are for mischief;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 In God will I praise [his] word; in Jehovah will I praise [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 confidence: I will not fear; what can man do unto me?

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

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

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