Psalms 56

1 To the Overseer. — 'On the Dumb Dove far off.' — A secret treasure of David, in the Philistines' taking hold of him in Gath. Favour me, O God, for man swallowed me up, All the day fighting he oppresseth me,

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

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

3 The day I am afraid I am confident toward Thee.

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

4 In God I praise His word, in God I have trusted, I fear not what flesh doth 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 they wrest my words, Concerning me all their thoughts [are] for evil,

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

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

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

7 By iniquity they escape, In anger the peoples put down, O God.

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

8 My wandering Thou hast counted, Thou — place Thou my tear in Thy bottle, Are they not in Thy book?

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

9 Then turn back do mine enemies in the day I call. This I have known, 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 I praise the word, In Jehovah I praise the word.

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

11 In God I trusted, I fear not what man doth to me,

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

12 On me, O God, [are] Thy vows, I repay thank-offerings to Thee.

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

13 For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, Dost Thou not my feet from falling? To walk habitually 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!