Psalms 56

1 Be merciful to me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresses me.

To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David on Michtam, concerning the dumme doue in a farre countrey, when the Philistims tooke him in Gath. Be mercifull vnto me, O God, for man would swallow me vp: he fighteth continually and vexeth me.

2 My enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O you most High.

Mine enemies would dayly swallowe mee vp: for many fight against me, O thou most High.

3 What time I am afraid, I will trust in you.

When I was afrayd, I trusted in thee.

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

I will reioyce in God, because of his word, I trust in God, and will not feare what flesh can doe vnto me.

5 Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.

Mine owne wordes grieue me dayly: all their thoughtes are against me to doe me hurt.

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

They gather together, and keepe them selues close: they marke my steps, because they waite for my soule.

7 Shall they escape by iniquity? in your anger cast down the people, O God.

They thinke they shall escape by iniquitie: O God, cast these people downe in thine anger.

8 You tell my wanderings: put you my tears into your bottle: are they not in your book?

Thou hast counted my wandrings: put my teares into thy bottel: are they not in thy register?

9 When I cry to you, then shall my enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.

When I cry, then mine enemies shall turne backe: this I know, for God is with me.

10 In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word.

I will reioyce in God because of his worde: in the Lord wil I reioyce because of his worde.

11 In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do to me.

In God doe I trust: I will not be afrayd what man can doe vnto me.

12 Your vows are on me, O God: I will render praises to you.

Thy vowes are vpon me, O God: I will render prayses vnto thee.

13 For you have delivered my soul from death: will not you deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

For thou hast deliuered my soule from death, and also my feete from falling, that I may walke before God in the light of the liuing.