Psalm 56
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1To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Silent Dove in Distant Lands.” A Michtam of David when the Philistines captured him in Gath. Be merciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up; Fighting all day he oppresses me.1Be gracious to me, O God, for man tramples on me; all day long an attacker oppresses me;
2My enemies would hound me all day, For there are many who fight against me, O Most High.2my enemies trample on me all day long, for many attack me proudly.
3Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You.3When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
4In God (I will praise His word), In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me?4In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
5All day they twist my words; All their thoughts are against me for evil.5All day long they injure my cause; all their thoughts are against me for evil.
6They gather together, They hide, they mark my steps, When they lie in wait for my life.6They stir up strife, they lurk; they watch my steps, as they have waited for my life.
7Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God!7For their crime will they escape? In wrath cast down the peoples, O God!
8You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle; Are they not in Your book?8You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book?
9When I cry out to You, Then my enemies will turn back; This I know, because God is for me.9Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call. This I know, that God is for me.
10In God (I will praise His word), In the LORD (I will praise His word),10In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise,
11In God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?11in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me?
12Vows made to You are binding upon me, O God; I will render praises to You,12I must perform my vows to you, O God; I will render thank offerings to you.
13For You have delivered my soul from death. Have You not kept my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living?13For you have delivered my soul from death, yes, my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
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