Psalms 56

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

To the Overseer. — 'On the Dumb Dove far off.' — A secret treasure of David, in the Philistines' taking hold of him in Gath. Favour me, O God, for man swallowed me up, All the day fighting he oppresseth me,

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

Mine enemies have swallowed up all the day, For many [are] fighting against me, O most High,

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

The day I am afraid I am confident toward 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 praise His word, in God I have trusted, I fear not what flesh doth to me.

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

All the day they wrest my words, Concerning me all their thoughts [are] for evil,

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

They assemble, they hide, they watch my heels, When they have expected my soul.

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

By iniquity they escape, In anger the peoples put down, O God.

8 Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: [are they] not in thy book?

My wandering Thou hast counted, Thou — place Thou my tear in Thy bottle, Are they not in Thy book?

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

Then turn back do mine enemies in the day I call. This I have known, that God [is] for me.

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

In God I praise the word, In Jehovah I praise the word.

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

In God I trusted, I fear not what man doth to me,

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

On me, O God, [are] Thy vows, I repay thank-offerings to Thee.

13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death: [wilt] not [thou 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, Dost Thou not my feet from falling? To walk habitually before God in the light of the living!