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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Tehillim 56
56
(For the director. Set to The Silent, Distant Yonah. Of Dovid. A mikhtam — when the Pelishtim seized him in Gat)
1 Chaneini (be merciful) unto me, O Elohim: for enosh (man) tramples upon me; kol hayom they press their attack against me.
2 Mine adversaries kol hayom trample me; for they be rabbim that fight against me, Marom (Most High).
3 What time I am afraid, I will trust in Thee.
4 In Elohim I will praise His Word.#56:4 See Jn 1:1,14 In Elohim I have put my trust; I will not fear what basar can do unto me.
5 Kol hayom they twist my words; all their machsh'vot (thoughts) are against me for rah (evil).
6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they are shomer over my steps, when they wait for my nefesh.
7 Shall they escape by iniquity? In Thine anger cast down the amim (peoples), O Elohim.
8 Thou hast acted as a sofer, recording my wanderings; put Thou my tears into Thy wineskin; are they not in Thy Sefer (Book)?
9 On the day when I cry unto Thee, then shall mine oyevim turn back; of this I have da'as; for Elohim is for me.#56:9 Ro 8:31
10 In Elohim will I praise His Word; in Hashem will I praise His Word.#56:10 Jn 1:1; Prov 30:4; Ps 33:6; Prov 8:30
11 In Elohim have I put my trust; I will not be afraid. What can adam do unto me?
12 Thy nederim are upon me, O Elohim; I will render todot (thank offerings) unto Thee.
13 For Thou hast delivered my nefesh from mavet (death). Wilt not Thou deliver my feet from stumblimg, that I may walk before Elohim in the Ohr HaChayyim (the light of the living)?
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