Psalms - Chapter 56

¹ To the Chief Musician. Set to "The Silent Dove in Distant Lands." A Michtam of David when the Philistines captured him in Gath. Be merciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up; Fighting all day he oppresses me.

The Psalmist, Surrounded by Enemies, Prays

² My enemies would hound [me] all day, For [there are] many who fight against me, O Most High.

³ Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You.

⁴ In God (I will praise His word), In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me?

⁵ All day they twist my words; All their thoughts [are] against me for evil.

⁶ They gather together, They hide, they mark my steps, When they lie in wait for my life.

⁷ Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God!

⁸ You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle; [Are they] not in Your book?

⁹ When I cry out [to You,] Then my enemies will turn back; This I know, because God [is] for me.

¹⁰ In God (I will praise [His] word), In the LORD (I will praise [His] word),

¹¹ In God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

¹² Vows [made] to You [are binding] upon me, O God; I will render praises to You,

Saved, Makes a Grateful Vow

¹³ For You have delivered my soul from death. [Have You] not [kept] my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living?