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
This is for the music leader, and he should use special music.
David wrote this prayer when the Philistines took hold of him in Gath.
Trust in God #56:1 Saul was trying to kill David. David was a servant of Saul. David ran away to Gath. Gath was the town where Goliath had lived. Gath was one of the Philistine towns. The Philistines were enemies of Saul and David and their people. David was afraid. He told God about it in this psalm. See 1 Samuel 21:10—22:2.
1God, please be kind to me, and help me,
because people are fighting me.
My enemies are attacking me every day.
2They chase me all the time!
Those proud people want to catch me,
and there are many of them!
3But when I am afraid,
I will trust in you.
4By God's help, I will praise his word.
By God's help, I will trust in him.
I will not be afraid.
People can do nothing to hurt me! #56:4 If we trust God, we do not need to be afraid of people. They may hurt our bodies, but God will always take care of us. He will keep us safe to be with him in heaven for ever.
5All the time, they bring trouble on me.
They are always thinking of ways to hurt me.
6They hide and they watch me.
They watch me wherever I go,
and they hope to kill me.
7God, they want to do wicked things,
so punish them!
Destroy these people,
because you are angry with them.
8Every time that I am upset,
you know about it.
Put all my tears in your bottle!
Yes, write down every tear in your book. #56:8 Every time David cried, he asked God to put his tears into a bottle. He asked God to count them all and write them down in his book. David knew that God understood all about his troubles.
9When I call to you for help,
my enemies will turn back.
I am sure of this: God is with me,
to fight for me.
10By God's help, I will praise his promise.
Yes, by the Lord's help,
I will praise his word.
11I am not afraid,
because I trust in God.
People can do nothing to hurt me.
12I have made special promises to you, God,
and I will do what I have promised.
I will offer to you a sacrifice to say ‘thank you’.
13You have saved my life from death.
You keep me safe so that I do not fall.
As a result, I will serve you, God,
as you give me light to live here on earth.
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