Psalms 56
56
Psalm 56
For the choir director; according to yonath elem rechokim; #56:0 Unknown musical term. a miktam by David when the Philistines captured him in Gath.
1Have pity on me, O God, because people are harassing me.
All day long warriors oppress me.
2All day long my enemies spy on me.
They harass me.
There are so many fighting against me.
3Even when I am afraid, I still trust you.
4I praise God’s word.
I trust God.
I am not afraid.
What can mere flesh ⌞and blood⌟ do to me?
5All day long my enemies twist my words.
Their every thought is an evil plan against me.
6They attack, and then they hide.
They watch my every step as they wait to take my life.
7With the wrong they do, can they escape?
O God, angrily make the nations fall.
8(You have kept a record of my wanderings.
Put my tears in your bottle.
They are already in your book.)
9Then my enemies will retreat when I call ⌞to you⌟.
This I know: God is on my side.
10I praise God’s word.
I praise the Lord’s word.
11I trust God.
I am not afraid.
What can mortals do to me?
12I am bound by my vows to you, O God.
I will keep my vows by offering songs of thanksgiving to you.
13You have rescued me from death.
You have kept my feet from stumbling
so that I could walk in your presence, in the light of life.
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Psalms 56
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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