Psalms 56

1 To the chief music-maker; put to Jonath elem rehokim. Of David. Michtam. When the Philistines took him in Gath. Have mercy on me, O God, for man is attempting my destruction; every day he makes cruel attacks against me.

Zborovođi. Prema napjevu “Golubica nijema u daljini”. Davidov. Miktam. Kad su ga u Gatu uhitili Filistejci. Smiluj mi se, moj Bože, jer me dušmanin hoće zgaziti, napadač me moj neprestano tlači.

2 My haters are ever ready to put an end to me; great numbers are lifting themselves up against me.

Dušmani moji nasrću na me povazdan, mnogo ih je koji se na me obaraju. Svevišnji,

3 In the time of my fear, I will have faith in you.

kad me strah spopadne, u te ću se uzdati.

4 In God will I give praise to his word; in God have I put my hope; I will have no fear of what flesh may do to me.

Božje obećanje slavim, u Boga ja se uzdam i neću se bojati: što mi može učiniti smrtnik?

5 Every day they make wrong use of my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.

Od jutra do večeri obružuju me, svi naumi njihovi meni su na zlo.

6 They come together, they are waiting in secret places, they take note of my steps, they are waiting for my soul.

Sastaju se i vrebaju, paze mi na korake, o glavi mi rade.

7 By evil-doing they will not get free from punishment. In wrath, O God, let the peoples be made low.

Plati im prema bezakonju, u gnjevu, o Bože, obori pogane!

8 You have seen my wanderings; put the drops from my eyes into your bottle; are they not in your record?

Ti izbroji dane mog progonstva, sabrao si suze moje u mijehu svom. Nije li sve zapisano u knjizi tvojoj?

9 When I send up my cry to you, my haters will be turned back; I am certain of this, for God is with me.

Moji će dušmani uzmaknuti čim te zazovem. Ovo sigurno znam: Bog je za mene!

10 In God will I give praise to his word; in the Lord will I give praise to his word.

Božje obećanje slavim,

11 In God have I put my hope, I will have no fear of what man may do to me.

u Jahvu se uzdam i neću se bojati: što mi može učiniti čovjek?

12 I keep the memory of my debt to you, O God; I will give you the offerings of praise.

Vežu me zavjeti koje učinih tebi, o Bože: prinijet ću ti žrtve zahvalne

13 Because you have taken my soul from the power of death; and kept my feet from falling, so that I may be walking before God in the light of life.

jer si mi dušu od smrti spasio. Ti si očuvao noge moje od pada, da pred Bogom hodim u svjetlosti živih.