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.1For the music director; according to the yonath-elem-rechovim style; a prayer of David, written when the Philistines captured him in Gath. Have mercy on me, O God, for men are attacking me! All day long hostile enemies are tormenting me.
2My enemies would hound me all day, For there are many who fight against me, O Most High.2Those who anticipate my defeat attack me all day long. Indeed, many are fighting against me, O Exalted One.
3Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You.3When I am afraid, I 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--I boast in his promise--in God I trust, I am not afraid. What can mere men do to me?
5All day they twist my words; All their thoughts are against me for evil.5All day long they cause me trouble; they make a habit of plotting my demise.
6They gather together, They hide, they mark my steps, When they lie in wait for my life.6They stalk and lurk; they watch my every step, as they prepare to take my life.
7Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God!7Because they are bent on violence, do not let them escape! In your anger bring down the nations, O God!
8You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle; Are they not in Your book?8You keep track of my misery. Put my tears in your leather container! Are they not recorded in your scroll?
9When I cry out to You, Then my enemies will turn back; This I know, because God is for me.9My enemies will turn back when I cry out to you for help; I know that God is on my side.
10In God (I will praise His word), In the LORD (I will praise His word),10In God--I boast in his promise--in the LORD--I boast in his promise--
11In God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?11in God I trust, I am not afraid. What can mere men do to me?
12Vows made to You are binding upon me, O God; I will render praises to You,12I am obligated to fulfill the vows I made to you, O God; I will give you the thank-offerings you deserve,
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?13when you deliver my life from death. You keep my feet from stumbling, so that I might serve God as I enjoy life.
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Psalm 55
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