Psalmorum 56
1 In finem, pro populo qui a sanctis longe factus est. David in tituli inscriptionem, cum tenuerunt eum Allophyli in Geth. Miserere mei, Deus, quoniam conculcavit me homo; tota die impugnans, tribulavit 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 Conculcaverunt me inimici mei tota die, quoniam multi bellantes adversum me.
My enemies want to swallow me up all day long, for they are many who fight proudly against me.
3 Ab altitudine diei timebo: ego vero in te sperabo.
When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.
4 In Deo laudabo sermones meos; in Deo speravi: non timebo quid faciat mihi caro.
In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
5 Tota die verba mea execrabantur; adversum me omnes cogitationes eorum in malum.
All day long they twist my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil.
6 Inhabitabunt, et abscondent; ipsi calcaneum meum observabunt. Sicut sustinuerunt animam meam,
They conspire and lurk, watching my steps. They are eager to take my life.
7 pro nihilo salvos facies illos; in ira populos confringes.
Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, God.
8 Deus, vitam meam annuntiavi tibi; posuisti lacrimas meas in conspectu tuo, sicut et in promissione tua:
You count my wanderings. You put my tears into your container. Aren’t they in your book?
9 tunc convertentur inimici mei retrorsum. In quacumque die invocavero te, ecce cognovi quoniam Deus meus es.
Then my enemies shall turn back in the day that I call. I know this: that God is for me.
10 In Deo laudabo verbum; in Domino laudabo sermonem.
In God, I will praise his word. In the LORD, I will praise his word.
11 In Deo speravi: non timebo quid faciat mihi homo.
I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
12 In me sunt, Deus, vota tua, quæ reddam, laudationes tibi:
Your vows are on me, God. I will give thank offerings to you.
13 quoniam eripuisti animam meam de morte, et pedes meos de lapsu, ut placeam coram Deo in lumine viventium.
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.
