Psalms 56
1 Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresses me.
God, be merciful to me because men have harassed me; all day my enemies pursue me.
2 Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O you most High.
My enemies harass me all day long; there are many of them who proudly attack me.
3 What time I am afraid, I will trust in you.
But whenever I am afraid, I trust in you.
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.
God, I praise/thank you because you do what you have promised; I trust in you, and then I am not afraid. Ordinary humans certainly cannot [RHQ] harm me!
5 Every day they shift my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
All day long my enemies claim that I said things that I did not say (OR, try to destroy what I am doing); they are always thinking of ways to harm me.
6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
In order to cause trouble for me, they hide and watch everything that I do, waiting for [an opportunity] to kill me [MTY].
7 Shall they escape by iniquity? in your anger cast down the people, O God.
So, God, punish them for the wicked things that they are doing; show that you are angry by defeating those people!
8 You tell my wanderings: put you my tears into your bottle: are they not in your book?
You have counted [all] the times that I have been wandering alone/distressed; [it is as though] you have put [all] my tears in a bottle [in order that you can see how much I have cried]. [You have counted my tears and written] the number in your book.
9 When I cry unto you, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.
When I call out to you, [my] God, my enemies will be defeated; I know that will happen, because you are fighting for me.
10 In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word.
I praise/thank you that you do what you have promised; Yahweh, I [will always] praise you for that [DOU].
11 In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
I trust in you, and as a result, I will not be afraid. I know that humans cannot really [RHQ] harm me!
12 Your vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto you.
I will bring to you the offering that I promised; I will bring an offering to you to thank you,
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?
because you have rescued me from being killed; you have kept me from stumbling. As a result, I will continue to live in your presence in the light that [shines on those who are still] alive (OR, in the light that [enables people to] live).
