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:

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

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

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

When I am in fear, I will put my 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?

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, 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 watch my steps, Lying in wait for my life.

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

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

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

Count thou my wanderings; Put my tears into thy bottle! Are they not recorded 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 to thee, my enemies shall turn back; This I know, that God is for me.

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

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

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

In God do I put my trust; I will not fear: What can man do to me?

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

Thy vows are upon me, O God! I will render praises to 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 me from death, Yea, my feet from falling, That I may walk before God in the light of the living.