Psalms 56

1 To the Overseer. — 'On the Dumb Dove far off.' — A secret treasure of David, in the Philistines' taking hold of him in Gath. Favour me, O God, for man swallowed me up, All the day fighting he oppresseth me,

To the chief Musician upon Jonath-elem-rechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.

2 Mine enemies have swallowed up all the day, For many [are] fighting against me, O most High,

Mine enemies would daily swallow [me] up: for [they be] many that fight against me, O thou most High.

3 The day I am afraid I am confident toward Thee.

What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.

4 In God I praise His word, in God I have trusted, I fear not what flesh doth to me.

In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.

5 All the day they wrest my words, Concerning me all their thoughts [are] for evil,

Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts [are] against me for evil.

6 They assemble, they hide, they watch my heels, When they have expected my soul.

They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.

7 By iniquity they escape, In anger the peoples put down, O God.

Shall they escape by iniquity? in [thine] anger cast down the people, O God.

8 My wandering Thou hast counted, Thou — place Thou my tear in Thy bottle, Are they not in Thy book?

Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: [are they] not in thy book?

9 Then turn back do mine enemies in the day I call. This I have known, that God [is] for me.

When I cry [unto thee], then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God [is] for me.

10 In God I praise the word, In Jehovah I praise the word.

In God will I praise [his] word: in the LORD will I praise [his] word.

11 In God I trusted, I fear not what man doth to me,

In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.

12 On me, O God, [are] Thy vows, I repay thank-offerings to Thee.

Thy vows [are] upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.

13 For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, Dost Thou not my feet from falling? To walk habitually before God in the light of the living!

For thou hast delivered my soul from death: [wilt] not [thou deliver] my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?