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.

In finem, Pro populo, qui a Sanctis longe factus est, David in tituli inscriptionem, cum tenuerunt eum Allophyli in Geth.

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

Miserere mei Deus, quoniam conculcavit me homo: tota die impugnans tribulavit me.

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

Conculcaverunt me inimici mei tota die: quoniam multi bellantes adversum me.

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.

Ab altitudine diei timebo: ego vero in te sperabo.

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

In Deo laudabo sermones meos, in Deo speravi: non timebo quid faciat mihi caro.

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

Tota die verba mea execrabantur: adversum me omnes cogitationes eorum, in malum.

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

Inhabitabunt et abscondent: ipsi calcaneum meum observabunt. Sicut sustinuerunt animam meam,

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

pro nihilo salvos facies illos: in ira populos confringes.

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

Deus, vitam meam annunciavi tibi: posuisti lacrymas meas in conspectu tuo, Sicut et in promissione tua:

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

tunc convertentur inimici mei retrorsum: In quacumque die invocavero te: ecce cognovi quoniam Deus meus es.

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

In Deo laudabo verbum, in Domino laudabo sermonem: in Deo speravi, non timebo quid faciat mihi homo.

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

In me sunt Deus vota tua, quæ reddam, laudationes tibi.

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?

Quoniam eripuisti animam meam de morte, et pedes meos de lapsu: ut placeam coram Deo in lumine viventium.