Psalms 56

1 To the chief Musician upon Jonathelemrechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be merciful to me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.

Be merciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up. Fighting all the day long he oppresses me.

2 My enemies would daily swallow me up: for they are many that fight against me, O thou most High.

My enemies would swallow me up all the day long, for they are many who fight proudly against me.

3 When I am afraid, I will trust in thee.

What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee.

4 In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do to me.

In God I will praise his word. In God I have put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?

5 Every day they pervert my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.

All the day long they wrest my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil.

6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.

They gather themselves together. They hide themselves. They mark my steps, even as they have waited for my soul.

7 Shall they escape by iniquity? in thy anger cast down the people, O God.

Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God.

8 Thou numberest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?

Thou number my wanderings. Put thou my tears into thy bottle. Are they not in thy book?

9 When I cry to thee, then shall my enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.

Then shall my enemies turn back in the day that I call. This I know, that God is for me.

10 In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word.

In God I will praise his word. In Jehovah I will praise his word.

11 In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do to me.

In God I have put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

12 Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises to thee.

Thy vows are upon me, O God. I will render thank offerings to thee.

13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt thou not deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

For thou have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living.