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,

[For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Silent Dove in Distant Lands." A poem by David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.] Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up. All day long, he attacks and oppresses me.

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

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

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

When I am afraid, I will put my trust in 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 put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?

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

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

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

They conspire and lurk, watching my steps, they are eager to take my life.

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

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

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

You number my wanderings. You put my tears into your bottle. Aren't they in your book?

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

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

10 In God I praise the word, In Jehovah I praise the word.

In God, I will praise his word. In YHWH, I will praise his word.

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

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

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

Your vows are on me, God. I will give 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, and prevented my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living.