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
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Psalm 56
A Call for God’s Protection
For the choir director: according to “A Silent Dove Far Away.” A Miktam of David. When the Philistines seized him in Gath.#1Sm 21:10–11; 22:1
1Be gracious to me, God, for a man is trampling me;
he fights and oppresses me all day long.
2My adversaries trample me all day,
for many arrogantly fight against me.#56:2 Or many fight against me, O exalted one, or many fight against me from the heights#Ps 35:1; 57:3
3When I am afraid,
I will trust in you.#Ps 112:7; Pr 29:25; Is 12:2
4In God, whose word I praise,
in God I trust; I will not be afraid.
What can mere mortals do to me?#Ps 27:1; 118:6; Mt 10:28; Heb 13:6
5They twist my words all day long;
all their thoughts against me are evil.#Ps 41:7; 2Pt 3:16
6They stir up strife,#56:6 Or They attack they lurk,
they watch my steps
while they wait to take my life.#Ps 10:8–10; 59:3
7Will they escape in spite of such sin?
God, bring down the nations in wrath.#Ezk 17:15; Rm 2:3
8You yourself have recorded my wanderings.#56:8 Or misery
Put my tears in your bottle.
Are they not in your book?#2Kg 20:5; Ps 139:3; Mal 3:16
9Then my enemies will retreat on the day when I call.#Ps 9:3
This I know: God is for me.#Ps 118:6; Rm 8:31
10In God, whose word I praise,
in the Lord, whose word I praise,
11in God I trust; I will not be afraid.
What can mere humans do to me?#Ps 112:7; Pr 29:25; Is 12:2
12I am obligated by vows#56:12 Lit On me the vows to you, God;
I will make my thanksgiving sacrifices to you.#Ps 50:14
13For you rescued me from death,
even my feet from stumbling,
to walk before God in the light of life.#Jb 33:30; Ps 116:8–9
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