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,

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

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

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

When I am afraid, I will 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 I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do to me.

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

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

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

Shall they escape by iniquity? in thy 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?

Thou numberest 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.

When I cry to thee, then shall my enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.

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

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

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

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