Psalm 56
56
A Prayer of Trust
To the chief Musician upon Jonath–e´lem–recho´kim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath.#1 Sam 21.13-15.
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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King James Version 1611, spelling, punctuation and text formatting modernized by ABS in 1962; typesetting © 2010 American Bible Society.
Psalms 56
56
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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