Psalms 56

1 “To the chief musician upon Jonath-elem-rechokim, by David, a Michtham, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.” Be gracious unto me, O God; for man longeth to swallow me up; all the time he oppresseth me fighting.

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 Those that regard me with envy long to swallow [me] up all the time; for many are they 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 The day [when] I am afraid, I will still trust in thee.

The day I am afraid I am confident toward Thee.

4 In God will I praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid: what can flesh do unto me?

In God I praise His word, in God I have trusted, I fear not what flesh doth to me.

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

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

6 They come together in troops, they hide themselves, they are those that watch my heels, as though they hoped [to take] my soul.

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

7 Because of their wrong-doing let me escape from them: in anger cast down the people, O God.

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

8 My wanderings hast thou well numbered: put thou my tears into thy bottle; behold, they are numbered by thee.

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

9 Then shall my enemies retire backward on the day when I call [on thee]: this I know—that 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 the word: in the Lord will I praise the 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 can man do unto me?

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

12 Upon me, O God, [rest] thy vows: I will pay thanksgiving offerings unto thee.

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

13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death—yea, behold, my feet from slipping, that I may walk before God in the light of the life.

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!