Psalms 56

1 For the Chief Musician; set to Jonath elem rehokim. [A Psalm] of David: Michtam: when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be merciful unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up: all the day long he fighting oppresseth me.

To the Chief Musician. Upon "The Dove of God from the distant Sea." David’s. A precious Psalm. When the Philistines seized him in Gath. Show me favour, O God, For weak man hath panted for me, All the day, a fighter oppresseth me:

2 Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long: for they be many that fight proudly against me.

Mine adversaries have panted all the day, For, many, are fighting with me, loftily.

3 What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee.

What day I am afraid, I, unto thee will direct my confidence.

4 In God I will praise his word: in God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; what can flesh do unto me?

In God, I will praise his cause, —In God, have I trusted, I will not fear, What can flesh do unto me?

5 All the day long they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.

All the day, they wrest, my words, Against me, all their devices are for mischief;

6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, even as they have waited for my soul.

They stir up strife—they lie hid, They, mark my steps, —Seeing they have waited for my life.

7 Shall they escape by iniquity? in anger cast down the peoples, O God.

Because of iniquity, recompense thou them, —In anger, bring thou down, the peoples, O God.

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

My wandering, hast, thou, recorded, —Put thou my tears in thy bottle, Are they not in thy record?

9 Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call: this I know, that God is for me.

Then, shall my foes turn back, in the day I cry, This, I know, for God is mine!

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

In God, will I praise with good cause: In Yahweh, will I praise with good cause;

11 In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; what can man do unto me?

In God, have I trusted, I will not fear, What can a son of earth do unto me!

12 Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render thank offerings unto thee.

Upon me, O God, are thy vows, I will pay back praises unto thee.

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

For thou hast rescued my soul from death, Wilt thou not [rescue] my feet from stumbling? That I may walk to and fro, before God, In the light of life.