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:
In finem, pro populo qui a sanctis longe factus est. David in tituli inscriptionem, cum tenuerunt eum Allophyli in Geth. Miserere mei, Deus, quoniam conculcavit me homo; tota die impugnans, tribulavit me.
2 Mine adversaries have panted all the day, For, many, are fighting with me, loftily.
Conculcaverunt me inimici mei tota die, quoniam multi bellantes adversum me.
3 What day I am afraid, I, unto thee will direct my confidence.
Ab altitudine diei timebo: ego vero in te sperabo.
4 In God, I will praise his cause, —In God, have I trusted, I will not fear, What can flesh do unto me?
In Deo laudabo sermones meos; in Deo speravi: non timebo quid faciat mihi caro.
5 All the day, they wrest, my words, Against me, all their devices are for mischief;
Tota die verba mea execrabantur; adversum me omnes cogitationes eorum in malum.
6 They stir up strife—they lie hid, They, mark my steps, —Seeing they have waited for my life.
Inhabitabunt, et abscondent; ipsi calcaneum meum observabunt. Sicut sustinuerunt animam meam,
7 Because of iniquity, recompense thou them, —In anger, bring thou down, the peoples, O God.
pro nihilo salvos facies illos; in ira populos confringes.
8 My wandering, hast, thou, recorded, —Put thou my tears in thy bottle, Are they not in thy record?
Deus, vitam meam annuntiavi tibi; posuisti lacrimas meas in conspectu tuo, sicut et in promissione tua:
9 Then, shall my foes turn back, in the day I cry, This, I know, for God is mine!
tunc convertentur inimici mei retrorsum. In quacumque die invocavero te, ecce cognovi quoniam Deus meus es.
10 In God, will I praise with good cause: In Yahweh, will I praise with good cause;
In Deo laudabo verbum; in Domino laudabo sermonem.
11 In God, have I trusted, I will not fear, What can a son of earth do unto me!
In Deo speravi: non timebo quid faciat mihi homo.
12 Upon me, O God, are thy vows, I will pay back praises unto thee.
In me sunt, Deus, vota tua, quæ reddam, laudationes tibi:
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.
quoniam eripuisti animam meam de morte, et pedes meos de lapsu, ut placeam coram Deo in lumine viventium.
