Psalms 56

1 To the Chief Musician. Upon "The Dove of God from the distant Sea." David’s. A precious Psalm. When the Philistines seized him in Gath. Show me favour, O God, For weak man hath panted for me, All the day, a fighter oppresseth me:

Be merciful unto me, O Elohim: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.

2 Mine adversaries have panted all the day, For, many, are fighting with me, loftily.

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

3 What day I am afraid, I, unto thee will direct my confidence.

What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.

4 In God, I will praise his cause, —In God, have I trusted, I will not fear, What can flesh do unto me?

In Elohim I will praise his word, in Elohim I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.

5 All the day, they wrest, my words, Against me, all their devices are for mischief;

Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.

6 They stir up strife—they lie hid, They, mark my steps, —Seeing they have waited for my life.

They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.

7 Because of iniquity, recompense thou them, —In anger, bring thou down, the peoples, O God.

Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O Elohim.

8 My wandering, hast, thou, recorded, —Put thou my tears in thy bottle, Are they not in thy record?

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

9 Then, shall my foes turn back, in the day I cry, This, I know, for God is mine!

When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for Elohim is for me.

10 In God, will I praise with good cause: In Yahweh, will I praise with good cause;

In Elohim will I praise his word: in YHWH will I praise his word.

11 In God, have I trusted, I will not fear, What can a son of earth do unto me!

In Elohim have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.

12 Upon me, O God, are thy vows, I will pay back praises unto thee.

Thy vows are upon me, O Elohim: I will render praises unto thee.

13 For thou hast rescued my soul from death, Wilt thou not [rescue] my feet from stumbling? That I may walk to and fro, before God, In the light of life.

For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before Elohim in the light of the living?