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 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,

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

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

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

The day I am afraid I am confident toward Thee.

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 praise His word, in God I have trusted, I fear not what flesh doth to 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, Concerning me all their thoughts [are] for evil,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

On me, O God, [are] Thy vows, I repay thank-offerings to 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 delivered my soul from death, Dost Thou not my feet from falling? To walk habitually before God in the light of the living!