Psalms 56
1 God, be merciful to me because men have harassed me; all day my enemies pursue me.
For the Leader; upon Jonath-elem-rehokim. A Psalm of David; Michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be gracious unto me, O God, for man would swallow me up; all the day he fighting oppresseth me.
2 My enemies harass me all day long; there are many of them who proudly attack me.
They that lie in wait for me would swallow me up all the day; for they are many that fight against me, O Most High,
3 But whenever I am afraid, I trust in you.
In the day that I am afraid, I will put my trust in Thee.
4 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!
In God — I will praise His word — in God do I trust, I will not be afraid; what can flesh do unto me?
5 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.
All the day they trouble mine affairs; all their thoughts are against me for evil.
6 In order to cause trouble for me, they hide and watch everything that I do, waiting for [an opportunity] to kill me [MTY].
They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps; according as they have waited for my soul.
7 So, God, punish them for the wicked things that they are doing; show that you are angry by defeating those people!
Because of iniquity cast them out; in anger bring down the peoples, O God.
8 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.
Thou has counted my wanderings; put Thou my tears into Thy bottle; are they not in Thy book?
9 When I call out to you, [my] God, my enemies will be defeated; I know that will happen, because you are fighting for me.
Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call; this I know, that God is for me.
10 I praise/thank you that you do what you have promised; Yahweh, I [will always] praise you for that [DOU].
In God — I will praise His word — in the LORD — I will praise His word —
11 I trust in you, and as a result, I will not be afraid. I know that humans cannot really [RHQ] harm me!
In God do I trust, I will not be afraid; what can man do unto me?
12 I will bring to you the offering that I promised; I will bring an offering to you to thank you,
Thy vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank-offerings unto Thee.
13 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).
For thou hast delivered my soul from death; hast Thou not delivered my feet from stumbling? that I may walk before God in the light of the living.
