Psalms 56
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PSALM 56
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
To the chief Musician upon Jonath-elem-rechokim,
Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath.
1Shew mercy, Lord, to me, for man
would swallow me outright;
He me oppresseth, while he doth
against me daily fight.
2They daily would me swallow up
that hate me spitefully;
For they be many that do fight
against me, O most High.
3When I'm afraid I'll trust in thee:
4In God I'll praise his word;
I will not fear what flesh can do,
my trust is in the Lord.
5Each day they wrest my words; their thoughts
'gainst me are all for ill.
6They meet, they lurk, they mark my steps,
waiting my soul to kill.
7But shall they by iniquity
escape thy judgments so?
O God, with indignation down
do thou the people throw.
8My wand'rings all what they have been
thou know'st, their number took;
Into thy bottle put my tears:
are they not in thy book?
9My foes shall, when I cry, turn back;
I know't, God is for me.
10In God his word I'll praise; his word
in God shall praised be.
11In God I trust; I will not fear
what man can do to me.
12Thy vows upon me are, O God:
I'll render praise to thee.
13Wilt thou not, who from death me sav'd,
my feet from falls keep free,
To walk before God in the light
of those that living be?
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Psalms 56
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Psalm 56
Pleading for Help and Grateful Trust in God.
For the music director; according to #56:0 Or The silent dove of those who are far off; or The dove of the distant terebinthsJonath elem rehokim. A #56:0 Possibly Epigrammatic Poem; or Atonement PsalmMikhtam of David, #56:0 1 Sam 21:10, 11when the Philistines seized him in Gath.
1Be gracious to me, God, for a man has #56:1 Or snapped attrampled upon me;
# 56:1 Or A fighting man Fighting all day long he oppresses me.
2My enemies have trampled upon me all day long,
For #56:2 Or many are fightingthey are many who fight proudly against me.
3 # 56:3 Lit The day When I am afraid,
# 56:3 Or I am one who puts I will put my trust in You.
4In God, whose word I praise,
In God I have put my trust;
I shall not be afraid.
What can mere #56:4 Lit fleshmortals do to me?
5All day long they distort my words;
All their #56:5 Or purposesthoughts are against me for evil.
6They #56:6 Or stir up strifeattack, they lurk,
They watch my #56:6 Lit heelssteps,
As they have waited to take my #56:6 Lit soullife.
7Because of their wickedness, will there be an escape for them?
In anger make the peoples fall down, God!
8¶You have taken account of my #56:8 Or wanderingsmiseries;
Put my tears in Your bottle.
Are they not in Your book?
9Then my enemies will turn back on the day when I call;
This I know, #56:9 Or becausethat God is for me.
10In God, whose word I praise,
In the Lord, whose word I praise,
11In God I have put my #56:11 Or trust without feartrust, I shall not be afraid.
What can mankind do to me?
12Your vows are binding upon me, God;
I will render thanksgiving offerings to You.
13For You have saved my soul from death,
# 56:13 Or Have You not delivered Indeed my feet from stumbling,
So that I may walk before God
In the light of the #56:13 Or lifeliving.
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