Psalms 56

1 TO THE OVERSEER. [SET] ON “A SILENT DOVE FAR OFF.” A MIKTAM OF DAVID, IN THE PHILISTINES’ TAKING HOLD OF HIM IN GATH. Favor me, O God, for man swallowed me up, All the day fighting he oppresses me,

For the Leader; upon Jonath-elem-rehokim. A Psalm of David; Michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be gracious unto me, O God, for man would swallow me up; all the day he fighting oppresseth me.

2 My enemies have swallowed up all the day, For many [are] fighting against me, O Most High,

They that lie in wait for me would swallow me up all the day; for they are many that fight against me, O Most High,

3 [In] the day I am afraid I am confident toward You.

In the day that I am afraid, I will put my trust in Thee.

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

In God — I will praise His word — in God do I trust, I will not be afraid; what can flesh do unto me?

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

All the day they trouble mine affairs; all their thoughts are against me for evil.

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

They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps; according as they have waited for my soul.

7 They escape by iniquity, In anger put down the peoples, O God.

Because of iniquity cast them out; in anger bring down the peoples, O God.

8 You have counted my wandering, You place my tear in Your bottle, Are they not in Your scroll?

Thou has counted my wanderings; put Thou my tears into Thy bottle; are they not in Thy book?

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

Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call; this I know, that God is for me.

10 In God I praise the word, In YHWH I praise the word.

In God — I will praise His word — in the LORD — I will praise His word —

11 In God I trusted, I do not fear what man does to me,

In God do I trust, I will not be afraid; what can man do unto me?

12 On me, O God, [are] Your vows, I repay thank-offerings to You.

Thy vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank-offerings unto Thee.

13 For You have delivered my soul from death, Do You not [keep] my feet from falling? To habitually walk before God in the light of the living!

For thou hast delivered my soul from death; hast Thou not delivered my feet from stumbling? that I may walk before God in the light of the living.