Psalms 56

1 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,

For the end, concerning the people that were removed from the sanctuary, by David for a memorial, when the Philistines caught him in Geth. Have mercy upon me, O God; for man has trodden me down; all the day long he warring has afflicted me.

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

Mine enemies have trodden me down all the day from the dawning of the day; for there are many warring against me.

3 The day I am afraid I am confident toward Thee.

They shall be afraid, but I will trust in you.

4 In God I praise His word, in God I have trusted, I fear not what flesh doth to me.

In God I will praise my words; all the day have I hoped in God; I will not fear what flesh shall do to me.

5 All the day they wrest my words, Concerning me all their thoughts [are] for evil,

All the day long they have abominated my words; all their devices [are] against me for evil.

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

They will dwell near and hide [themselves]; they will watch my steps, accordingly as I have waited patiently in my soul.

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

You will on no account save them; you will bring down the people in wrath.

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

O God, I have declared my life to you; you has set my tears before you, even according to your promise.

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

Mine enemies shall be turned back, in the day wherein I shall call upon you; behold, I know that you are my God.

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

In God, will I praise [his] word; in the Lord will I praise [his] saying.

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

I have hoped in God; I will not be afraid of what man shall do to me.

12 On me, O God, [are] Thy vows, I repay thank-offerings to Thee.

The vows of your praise, O God, which I will pay, are upon me.

13 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!

For you have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from sliding, that I should be well-pleasing before God in the land of the living.