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?
III
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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Psalms 56
56
Prayer for Relief from Tormentors
To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Silent Dove in Distant Lands.” A Michtam of David when the #1 Sam. 21:11Philistines captured him in Gath.
1Be #Ps. 57:1merciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up;
Fighting all day he oppresses me.
2My enemies would #Ps. 57:3hound me all day,
For there are many who fight against me, O Most High.
3Whenever I am afraid,
I will trust in You.
4In God (I will praise His word),
In God I have put my trust;
#Ps. 118:6; Is. 31:3; (Heb. 13:6)I will not fear.
What can flesh do to me?
5All day they twist my words;
All their thoughts are against me for evil.
6They gather together,
They hide, they mark my steps,
When they lie in wait for my life.
7Shall they escape by iniquity?
In anger cast down the peoples, O God!
8You number my wanderings;
Put my tears into Your bottle;
#(Mal. 3:16)Are they not in Your book?
9When I cry out to You,
Then my enemies will turn back;
This I know, because #(Ps. 118:6; Rom. 8:31)God is for me.
10In God (I will praise His word),
In the Lord (I will praise His word),
11In God I have put my trust;
I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me?
12Vows made to You are binding upon me, O God;
I will render praises to You,
13#Ps. 116:8, 9For You have delivered my soul from death.
Have You not kept my feet from falling,
That I may walk before God
In the #Job 33:30light of the living?
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