Psalms 56
56
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
56
Prayer for Deliverance and Confidence in God
For the music director, according to The Silent Dove of Distant Lands.
Of David. A miktam.
When the Philistines seized him in Gath.#The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one
1Be gracious to me, O God, because humankind has trampled me;
fighting all the day he oppresses me.
2My enemies#Or “lurking foes” trample all day,
because many are attacking me proudly.
3When#Literally “The day” I fear, I trust you.
4God, whose word I praise,
God I trust; I do not fear.
What can mere flesh do to me?
5All day they twist my words;
all their thoughts are against me for evil.
6They attack,#Or “they stir up strife” they hide, they watch my steps,#Literally “heels”
as they lie in wait for my life.
7Because of iniquity will they escape?
In anger cast down the peoples, O God.
8You have kept count of my wonderings.
Put my tears in your bottle;
are they not in your book?
9Then my enemies will turn back when#Literally “in the day” I call.#i.e., call on God
This I know because#Or “that” God is for me.
10God, whose word I praise,
Yahweh, whose word I praise,
11God I trust; I do not fear.
What can mere humankind do to me?
12My vows to you, O God, are binding upon me.
I will pay thank offerings to you,
13because you have delivered my soul from death.
Have you not kept my feet from stumbling,
that I may walk before God
in the light of the living?
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