Psalmorum 56
1 Psalmus 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.
God, be merciful to me because men have harassed me; all day my enemies pursue me.
2 Conculcaverunt me inimici mei tota die: quoniam multi bellantes adversum me.
My enemies harass me all day long; there are many of them who proudly attack me.
3 Ab altitudine diei timebo: ego vero in te sperabo.
But whenever I am afraid, I trust in you.
4 In Deo laudabo sermones meos, in Deo speravi: non timebo quid faciat mihi caro.
God, I praise/thank you because you do what you have promised; I trust in you, and then I am not afraid. Ordinary humans certainly cannot [RHQ] harm me!
5 Tota die verba mea execrabantur: adversum me omnes cogitationes eorum, in malum.
All day long my enemies claim that I said things that I did not say (OR, try to destroy what I am doing); they are always thinking of ways to harm me.
6 Inhabitabunt et abscondent: ipsi calcaneum meum observabunt. Sicut sustinuerunt animam meam,
In order to cause trouble for me, they hide and watch everything that I do, waiting for [an opportunity] to kill me [MTY].
7 pro nihilo salvos facies illos: in ira populos confringes.
So, God, punish them for the wicked things that they are doing; show that you are angry by defeating those people!
8 Deus, vitam meam annunciavi tibi: posuisti lacrymas meas in conspectu tuo, Sicut et in promissione tua:
You have counted [all] the times that I have been wandering alone/distressed; [it is as though] you have put [all] my tears in a bottle [in order that you can see how much I have cried]. [You have counted my tears and written] the number in your book.
9 tunc convertentur inimici mei retrorsum: In quacumque die invocavero te: ecce cognovi quoniam Deus meus es.
When I call out to you, [my] God, my enemies will be defeated; I know that will happen, because you are fighting for me.
10 In Deo laudabo verbum, in Domino laudabo sermonem:
I praise/thank you that you do what you have promised; Yahweh, I [will always] praise you for that [DOU].
11 in Deo speravi, non timebo quid faciat mihi homo.
I trust in you, and as a result, I will not be afraid. I know that humans cannot really [RHQ] harm me!
12 In me sunt Deus vota tua, quae reddam, laudationes tibi.
I will bring to you the offering that I promised; I will bring an offering to you to thank you,
13 Quoniam eripuisti animam meam de morte, et pedes meos de lapsu: ut placeam coram Deo in lumine viventium.
because you have rescued me from being killed; you have kept me from stumbling. As a result, I will continue to live in your presence in the light that [shines on those who are still] alive (OR, in the light that [enables people to] live).
