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.
`In Ebreu thus, To the ouercomyng on the doumb culuer of fer drawing awei, the comely song of Dauid, whanne Filisteis helden hym in Geth. `In Jeroms translacioun thus, To the ouercomer for the doumb culuer, for it yede awei fer. Dauid meke and symple made this salm, whanne Palesteyns helden hym in Geth. God, haue thou merci on me, for a man hath defoulid me; al dai he impugnyde, and troublide me.
2 My enemies trample me all day long; for there are many who arrogantly fight against me.
Myn enemyes defouliden me al dai; for manye fiyteris weren ayens me.
3 When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.
Of the hiynesse of dai Y schal drede; but God Y schal hope in thee.
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 Y schal preise my wordis; Y hopide in God, Y schal not drede what thing fleisch schal do to me.
5 All the day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.
Al dai thei cursiden my wordis; ayens me alle her thouytis weren in to yuel.
6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, and they mark my steps, just as they have waited for my life.
Thei schulen dwelle, and schulen hide; thei schulen aspie myn heele.
7 Do not let them escape doing iniquity. Bring down the peoples in your anger, God.
As thei abiden my lijf, for nouyt schalt thou make hem saaf; in ire thou schalt breke togidre puplis.
8 You number my wanderings and put my tears into your bottle; are they not in your book?
God, Y schewide my lijf to thee; thou hast set my teeris in thi siyt. As and in thi biheest, Lord;
9 Then my enemies will turn back on the day that I call to you; this I know, that God is for me.
thanne myn enemyes schulen be turned abak. In what euere dai Y schal inwardli clepe thee; lo! Y haue knowe, that thou art my God.
10 In God—whose word I praise, in Yahweh—whose word I praise,
In God Y schal preise a word; in the Lord Y schal preyse a word.
11 in God I trust, I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?
Y schal hope in God; Y schal not drede what thing a man schal do to me.
12 The duty to fulfill my vows to you is on me, God; I will give thank offerings to you.
God, thin auowis ben in me; whiche Y schal yelde heriyngis to thee.
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 thou hast delyuerid my lijf fro deth, and my feet fro slidyng; that Y pleese bifore God in the liyt of hem that lyuen.
