Psalms 56

1 For the chief musician; set to Jonath elem rehokim. A psalm of David. A michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be merciful to me, God, for men are attacking me! All the day long those who fight me press their assault.

TO THE OVERSEER. [SET] ON “A SILENT DOVE FAR OFF.” A MIKTAM OF DAVID, IN THE PHILISTINES’ TAKING HOLD OF HIM IN GATH. Favor me, O God, for man swallowed me up, All the day fighting he oppresses me,

2 My enemies trample me all day long; for there are many who arrogantly fight against me.

My enemies have swallowed up all the day, For many [are] fighting against me, O Most High,

3 When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.

[In] the day I am afraid I am confident toward You.

4 In God, whose word I praise— in God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid; what can mere man do to me?

In God I praise His word, in God I have trusted, I do not fear what flesh does to me.

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

All the day they wrest my words, All their thoughts [are] for evil concerning me,

6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, and they mark my steps, just as they have waited for my life.

They assemble, they hide, they watch my heels, When they have expected my soul.

7 Do not let them escape doing iniquity. Bring down the peoples in your anger, God.

They escape by iniquity, In anger put down the peoples, O God.

8 You number my wanderings and put my tears into your bottle; are they not in your book?

You have counted my wandering, You place my tear in Your bottle, Are they not in Your scroll?

9 Then my enemies will turn back on the day that I call to you; this I know, that God is for me.

Then turn back my enemies in the day I call. This I have known, that God [is] for me.

10 In God—whose word I praise, in Yahweh—whose word I praise,

In God I praise the word, In YHWH I praise the word.

11 in God I trust, I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?

In God I trusted, I do not fear what man does to me,

12 The duty to fulfill my vows to you is on me, God; I will give thank offerings to you.

On me, O God, [are] Your vows, I repay thank-offerings to You.

13 For you have rescued my life from death; you have kept my feet from falling, so that I may walk before God in the light of the living.

For You have delivered my soul from death, Do You not [keep] my feet from falling? To habitually walk before God in the light of the living!