Psalms 56

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

“For the leader of the music. To be sung to the tune of “The dumb dove among strangers.” A psalm of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath.” Have pity upon me, O God! for man panteth for my life; My adversary daily oppresseth me!

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

Mine enemies daily pant for my life, And many are they who war proudly against me.

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

When I am in fear, I will put my trust 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 unto me.

Through God shall I praise his word; In God do I put my trust; I will not fear; What can flesh do to me?

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

Every day they wrest my words; All their thoughts are against me for evil.

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

They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they watch my steps, Lying in wait for my life.

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

Shall they escape by their iniquity? In thine anger cast down the people, O God!

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

Count thou my wanderings; Put my tears into thy bottle! Are they not recorded in thy book?

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

When I cry to thee, my enemies shall turn back; This I know, that God is for me.

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

Through God shall I praise his word; I shall glory in the promise of Jehovah.

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

In God do I put my trust; I will not fear: What can man do to me?

12 Your vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto you.

Thy vows are upon me, O God! I will render praises to 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 delivered me from death, Yea, my feet from falling, That I may walk before God in the light of the living.