Psalms 56
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Psalms 56
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For the Chief Musician; set to Jonath elem rehokim. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam: when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be merciful unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up: All the day long he fighting oppresseth me. | To the chief music-maker; put to Jonath elem rehokim. Of David. Michtam. When the Philistines took him in Gath.Have mercy on me, O God, for man is attempting my destruction; every day he makes cruel attacks against me. |
Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long; For they are many that fight proudly against me. | My haters are ever ready to put an end to me; great numbers are lifting themselves up against me. |
What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee. | In the time of my fear, I will have faith in you. |
In God (I will praise his word), In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; What can flesh do unto me? | In God will I give praise to his word; in God have I put my hope; I will have no fear of what flesh may do to me. |
All the day long they wrest my words: All their thoughts are against me for evil. | Every day they make wrong use of my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil. |
They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, They mark my steps, Even as they have waited for my soul. | They come together, they are waiting in secret places, they take note of my steps, they are waiting for my soul. |
Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God. | By evil-doing they will not get free from punishment. In wrath, O God, let the peoples be made low. |
Thou numberest my wanderings: Put thou my tears into thy bottle; Are they not in thy book? | You have seen my wanderings; put the drops from my eyes into your bottle; are they not in your record? |
Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call: This I know, that God is for me. | When I send up my cry to you, my haters will be turned back; I am certain of this, for God is with me. |
In God (I will praise [his] word), In Jehovah (I will praise [his] word), | In God will I give praise to his word; in the Lord will I give praise to his word. |
In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; What can man do unto me? | In God have I put my hope, I will have no fear of what man may do to me. |
Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render thank-offerings unto thee. | I keep the memory of my debt to you, O God; I will give you the offerings of praise. |
For thou hast delivered my soul from death: [Hast thou] not [delivered] my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living? | Because you have taken my soul from the power of death; and kept my feet from falling, so that I may be walking before God in the light of life. |