Psalms 56

1 Unto the end. For the people who have become far removed from the Sacred. Of David, with the inscription of a title, when the Philistines held him in Gath. Have mercy on me, O God, because man has trampled over me. All day long, he has afflicted me by fighting against me.

For the chief musician; set to Jonath elem rehokim. A psalm of David. A michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be merciful to me, God, for men are attacking me! All the day long those who fight me press their assault.

2 My enemies have trampled over me all day long. For those who make war against me are many.

My enemies trample me all day long; for there are many who arrogantly fight against me.

3 From the height of the day, I will be afraid. But truly, I will hope in you.

When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.

4 In God, I will praise my words. In God, I have put my trust. I will not fear what flesh can do to me.

In God, whose word I praise— in God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid; what can mere man do to me?

5 All day long, they curse my words. All their intentions are for evil against me.

All the day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.

6 They will dwell and hide themselves. They will watch my heel, just as they waited for my soul;

They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, and they mark my steps, just as they have waited for my life.

7 because of this, nothing will save them. In your anger, you will crush the people.

Do not let them escape doing iniquity. Bring down the peoples in your anger, God.

8 O God, I have announced my life to you. You have placed my tears in your sight, and even in your promise.

You number my wanderings and put my tears into your bottle; are they not in your book?

9 Then my enemies will be turned back. On whatever day that I call upon you, behold, I know that you are my God.

Then my enemies will turn back on the day that I call to you; this I know, that God is for me.

10 In God, I will praise the word. In the Lord, I will praise his speech.

In God—whose word I praise, in Yahweh—whose word I praise,

11 In God, I have hoped. I will not fear what man can do to me.

in God I trust, I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?

12 My vows to you, O God, are in me. I will repay them. Praises be to you.

The duty to fulfill my vows to you is on me, God; I will give thank offerings to you.

13 For you have rescued my soul from death and my feet from slipping, so that I may be pleasing in the sight of God, in the light of the living.

For you have rescued my life from death; you have kept my feet from falling, so that I may walk before God in the light of the living.