Psalms 56

1 God, be merciful to me because men have harassed me; all day my enemies pursue me.

Unto the end. For the people who have become far removed from the Sacred. Of David, with the inscription of a title, when the Philistines held him in Gath. Have mercy on me, O God, because man has trampled over me. All day long, he has afflicted me by fighting against me.

2 My enemies harass me all day long; there are many of them who proudly attack me.

My enemies have trampled over me all day long. For those who make war against me are many.

3 But whenever I am afraid, I trust in you.

From the height of the day, I will be afraid. But truly, I will hope in you.

4 God, I praise/thank you because you do what you have promised; I trust in you, and then I am not afraid. Ordinary humans certainly cannot [RHQ] harm me!

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

5 All day long my enemies claim that I said things that I did not say (OR, try to destroy what I am doing); they are always thinking of ways to harm me.

All day long, they curse my words. All their intentions are for evil against me.

6 In order to cause trouble for me, they hide and watch everything that I do, waiting for [an opportunity] to kill me [MTY].

They will dwell and hide themselves. They will watch my heel, just as they waited for my soul;

7 So, God, punish them for the wicked things that they are doing; show that you are angry by defeating those people!

because of this, nothing will save them. In your anger, you will crush the people.

8 You have counted [all] the times that I have been wandering alone/distressed; [it is as though] you have put [all] my tears in a bottle [in order that you can see how much I have cried]. [You have counted my tears and written] the number in your book.

O God, I have announced my life to you. You have placed my tears in your sight, and even in your promise.

9 When I call out to you, [my] God, my enemies will be defeated; I know that will happen, because you are fighting for me.

Then my enemies will be turned back. On whatever day that I call upon you, behold, I know that you are my God.

10 I praise/thank you that you do what you have promised; Yahweh, I [will always] praise you for that [DOU].

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

11 I trust in you, and as a result, I will not be afraid. I know that humans cannot really [RHQ] harm me!

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

12 I will bring to you the offering that I promised; I will bring an offering to you to thank you,

My vows to you, O God, are in me. I will repay them. Praises be to you.

13 because you have rescued me from being killed; you have kept me from stumbling. As a result, I will continue to live in your presence in the light that [shines on those who are still] alive (OR, in the light that [enables people to] live).

For you have rescued my soul from death and my feet from slipping, so that I may be pleasing in the sight of God, in the light of the living.