Psalms 56

1 For the Chief Musician; set to Jonath elem rehokim. [A Psalm] of David: Michtam: when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be merciful unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up: all the day long he fighting oppresseth me.

Unto the end, for a people that is removed at a distance from the sanctuary for David, for an inscription of a title (or pillar) when the Philistines held him in Geth. Have mercy on me, O God, for man hath trodden me under foot; all the day long he hath afflicted me fighting against me.

2 Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long: for they be many that fight proudly against me.

My enemies have trodden on me all the day long; for they are many that make war against me.

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

From the height of the day I shall fear: but I will trust in thee.

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

In God I will praise my words, in God I have put my trust: I will not fear what flesh can do against me.

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

All the day long they detested my words: all their thoughts were against me unto evil.

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

They will dwell and hide themselves: they will watch my heel. As they have waited for my soul,

7 Shall they escape by iniquity? in anger cast down the peoples, O God.

For nothing shalt thou save them: in thy anger thou shalt break the people in pieces, O God,

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

I have declared to thee my life: thou hast set my tears in thy sight, As also in thy promise.

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

Then shall my enemies be turned back. In what day soever I shall call upon thee, behold I know thou art my God.

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

In God will I praise the word, in the Lord will I praise his speech.

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

In God have I hoped, I will not fear what man can do to me.

12 Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render thank offerings unto thee.

In me, O God, are vows to thee, which I will pay, praises to thee:

13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death: [hast thou] not [delivered] my feet from falling? that I may walk before God in the light of the living.

Because thou hast delivered my soul from death, my feet from falling: that I may please in the sight of God, in the light of the living.