Psalms 56

1 To the chief Musician upon Jonathelemrechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be merciful to me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.

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.

2 My enemies would daily swallow me up: for they are many that fight against me, O thou most High.

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

3 When I am afraid, I will trust in thee.

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

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

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

5 Every day they pervert my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.

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

6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.

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

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

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

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

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

9 When I cry to thee, then shall my enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.

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

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

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

11 In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do to me.

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

12 Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises to thee.

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

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

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.