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 of the music. To be sung to the tune of “The dumb dove among strangers.” A psalm of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath.” Have pity upon me, O God! for man panteth for my life; My adversary daily oppresseth me!

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

Mine enemies daily pant for my life, And many are they who war proudly against me.

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

When I am in fear, 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.

Through God shall I praise his word; In God do I put my trust; I will not fear; What can flesh do to me?

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

Every day they wrest my words; 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 watch my steps, Lying in wait for my life.

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

Shall they escape by their iniquity? In thine anger cast down the people, O God!

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

Count thou my wanderings; Put my tears into thy bottle! Are they not recorded in thy book?

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

When I cry to thee, my enemies shall turn back; This I know, that God is for me.

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

Through God shall I praise his word; I shall glory in the promise of Jehovah.

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

In God do I put my trust; I will not fear: What can man do to 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 praises to 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 me from death, Yea, my feet from falling, That I may walk before God in the light of the living.