Psalm 56
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To the chief Musician upon Jonath-elem-rechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath.
1Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up;
He fighting daily oppresseth me.
2Mine enemies would daily swallow me up:
For they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.
3What time I am afraid,
I will trust in thee.
4In God I will praise his word,
In God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
5Every day they wrest my words:
All their thoughts are against me for evil.
6They gather themselves together, they hide themselves,
They mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
7Shall they escape by iniquity?
In thine anger cast down the people, O God.
8Thou tellest my wanderings: Put thou my tears into thy bottle:
Are they not in thy book?
9When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back:
This I know; for God is for me.
10In God will I praise his word:
In the LORD will I praise his word.
11In God have I put my trust:
I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
12Thy vows are upon me, O God:
I will render praises unto thee.
13For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling,
That I may walk before God in the light of the living?
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56
To the director: To the tune “The Dove in the Distant Oak.” A miktam of David written when the Philistines captured him in Gath.
1God, people have attacked me, so be merciful to me.
They have been chasing me all day, closing in to attack me.
2My enemies come at me constantly.
There are too many fighters to count.#56:2 There are … count Or “There are many attacking me from above.”
3When I am afraid,
I put my trust in you.
4I trust God, so I am not afraid of what people can do to me!
I praise God for his promise to me.
5My enemies are always twisting my words.
They are always making plans against me.
6They hide together and watch every move I make,
hoping for some way to kill me.
7God, send them away because of the bad things they did.
Show your anger and defeat those people.
8You know I am very upset.
You know how much I have cried.
Surely you have kept an account of all my tears.
9I know that when l call for help, my enemies will turn and run.
I know that because God is with me!
10I praise God for his promise.
I praise the Lord for his promise to me.
11I trust God, so I am not afraid
of what people can do to me!
12God, I will keep the special promises I made to you.
I will give you my thank offering.
13You saved me from death.
You kept me from being defeated.
So I will serve you in the light
that only the living can see.
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