Psalms 56

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

To the chief Musician upon Jonathelemrechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be merciful to me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.

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

My enemies would daily swallow me up: for they are many that fight against me, O thou most High.

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

When I am afraid, I will 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.

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

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

Every day they pervert 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 mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.

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

Shall they escape by iniquity? in thy 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?

Thou numberest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not 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, then shall my enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.

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

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

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

In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can 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 my soul from death: wilt thou not deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?