< 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. On jonath elem rehokim. Of David. A michtam, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. O God, be gracious to me, for people trample upon me, all the day righting and pressing me.
2 Mine enemies have swallowed up all the day, For many [are] fighting against me, O most High,
All the day enemies trample me; many there be who contend with me bitterly.
3 The day I am afraid I am confident toward Thee.
In the day of my terror I 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 maintain my cause, in God I fearlessly trust. What can flesh do to me?
5 All the day they wrest my words, Concerning me all their thoughts [are] for evil,
They torture me all the day, they ceaselessly plan to hurt me,
6 They assemble, they hide, they watch my heels, When they have expected my soul.
banded together in secret, watching my every step, as those who hope for my death.
7 By iniquity they escape, In anger the peoples put down, O God.
Pay them out for their sin, O God, hurl down the strong in your anger.
8 My wandering Thou hast counted, Thou — place Thou my tear in Thy bottle, Are they not in Thy book?
You yourself count my wanderings. Put in your bottle my tears are they not 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 shall my foes be turned back in the day that I call. Of this I am sure, because God is for me.
10 In God I praise the word, In Jehovah I praise the word.
In God I maintain my cause, in the Lord I maintain my cause.
11 In God I trusted, I fear not what man doth to me,
In God I fearlessly trust, what can people do to me?
12 On me, O God, [are] Thy vows, I repay thank-offerings to Thee.
Your vows are upon me, O God, I will render 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!
because you have saved me from death, my feet from stumbling, to the end that I walk before God in the light of the living.

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