Psalms 56
56
For the Music Director. To the melody of “Silent Dove at a Distance.” A Miktam of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.
1Be gracious to me, O God, for man would crush me;
all day long he who battles oppressesme.
2#Ps 63:1; 84:2 All day long my enemies would crush me,
for there are many who arrogantly battle against me.
3#Ps 79:10; 80:5 In the day when I am afraid,
I will trust in You.
4#Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8 In God whose word I praise,
in God I have trusted; I will not fear.
What can mere flesh do to me?
5#Ps 42:11; 43:5 Every day they twist my words;
all their thoughts are against me for evil.
6#2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8–9 They stir up strife, they lurk,
they watch my steps,
when they wait for my life.
7#Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3 Should there be deliverance for them on account of wickedness?
In Your anger cast down the peoples, O God.
8#Job 35:10; Ps 63:6 You take account of my wandering;
put my tears in Your bottle;
are they not in Your book?
9#Ps 38:6; 18:2 In the day I cry to You,
then my enemies will turn back;
this I know, that God is for me.
10#Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17 In God whose word I praise,
in the Lord whose word I praise,
11#Ps 42:5; 43:5 in God I trust, I will not fear;
what can a man do to me?
12Your vows are on me, O God;
I will complete them with thank offerings to You;
13for You have delivered my soul from death,
even my feet from stumbling,
to walk before God
in the light of the living.
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Psalms 56
56
Trust in God
1For the director. According to Yonath elem rehoqim.#Yonath elem rehoqim: Hebrew words probably designating the melody to which the Psalm was to be sung. A miktam of David, when the Philistines seized him at Gath.#1 Sm 21:10.
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2Have mercy on me, God,
for I am treated harshly;
attackers press me all the day.
3My foes treat me harshly all the day;
yes, many are my attackers.
O Most High, 4when I am afraid,
in you I place my trust.
5I praise the word of God;
I trust in God, I do not fear.#Ps 130:5.
What can mere flesh do to me?#Ps 118:6; Heb 13:6.
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6All the day they foil my plans;
their every thought is of evil against me.
7They hide together in ambush;
they watch my every step;
they lie in wait for my life.#Ps 140:5–6.
8They are evil; watch them, God!
Cast the nations down in your anger!
9My wanderings you have noted;
are my tears not stored in your flask,#Are my tears not stored in your flask: a unique saying in the Old Testament. The context suggests that the tears are saved because they are precious; God puts a high value on each of the psalmist’s troubles.
recorded in your book?#Ps 10:14; 2 Kgs 20:5; Is 25:8; Rev 7:17.
10My foes turn back when I call on you.
This I know: God is on my side.
11I praise the word of God,
I praise the word of the Lord.
12In God I trust, I do not fear.
What can man do to me?
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13I have made vows to you, God;
with offerings I will fulfill them,#Nm 30:3.
14For you have snatched me from death,
kept my feet from stumbling,
That I may walk before God
in the light of the living.
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