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 leader of the music. To be sung to the tune of “The dumb dove among strangers.” A psalm of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath.” Have pity upon me, O God! for man panteth for my life; My adversary daily oppresseth me!

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

Mine enemies daily pant for my life, And many are they who war proudly against me.

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

When I am in fear, I will put my trust in thee!

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

Through God shall I praise his word; In God do I put my trust; I will not fear; What can flesh do to me?

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

Every day they wrest 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 gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they watch my steps, Lying in wait for my life.

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

Shall they escape by their iniquity? In thine anger cast down the people, O God!

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

Count thou my wanderings; Put my tears into thy bottle! Are they not recorded in thy book?

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

When I cry to thee, my enemies shall turn back; This I know, that God is for me.

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

Through God shall I praise his word; I shall glory in the promise of Jehovah.

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

In God do I put my trust; I will not fear: What can man do to me?

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

Thy vows are upon me, O God! I will render praises to thee!

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 thou hast delivered me from death, Yea, my feet from falling, That I may walk before God in the light of the living.