Psalms 56

1 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:

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13 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.

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.