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.

Psalmus In finem, Pro populo, qui a Sanctis longe factus est, David in tituli inscriptionem, cum tenuerunt eum Allophyli in Geth. Miserere mei Deus, quoniam conculcavit me homo: tota die impugnans tribulavit me.

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

Conculcaverunt me inimici mei tota die: quoniam multi bellantes adversum me.

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

Ab altitudine diei timebo: ego vero in te sperabo.

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 Deo laudabo sermones meos, in Deo speravi: non timebo quid faciat mihi caro.

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

Tota die verba mea execrabantur: adversum me omnes cogitationes eorum, in malum.

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

Inhabitabunt et abscondent: ipsi calcaneum meum observabunt. Sicut sustinuerunt animam meam,

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

pro nihilo salvos facies illos: in ira populos confringes.

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

Deus, vitam meam annunciavi tibi: posuisti lacrymas meas in conspectu tuo, Sicut et in promissione tua:

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

tunc convertentur inimici mei retrorsum: In quacumque die invocavero te: ecce cognovi quoniam Deus meus es.

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

In Deo laudabo verbum, in Domino laudabo sermonem:

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

in Deo speravi, non timebo quid faciat mihi homo.

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

In me sunt Deus vota tua, quae reddam, laudationes tibi.

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?

Quoniam eripuisti animam meam de morte, et pedes meos de lapsu: ut placeam coram Deo in lumine viventium.