Psalms 56

1 Be merciful unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up: All the day long he fighting oppresseth me.

1Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.

1 Be gracious unto me, OGod; for man would swallow me up: all the day long fighting he oppresseth me.

2Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long; For they are many that fight proudly against me.

2Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.

2 Mine enemies would swallow [me] up all the day long; for they are many that fight against me haughtily.

3What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee.

3What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.

3 In the day that I am afraid, I will confide in thee.

4In God (I will praise his word), In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; What can flesh do unto me?

4In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.

4 InGod will I praise his word, inGod I put my confidence: I will not fear; what can flesh do unto me?

5All the day long they wrest my words: All their thoughts are against me for evil.

5Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.

5 All the day long they wrest my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.

6They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, They mark my steps, Even as they have waited for my soul.

6They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.

6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves; they mark my steps, because they wait for my soul.

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

7Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.

7 Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, OGod.

8Thou numberest my wanderings: Put thou my tears into thy bottle; Are they not in thy book?

8Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?

8 Thou countest my wanderings; put my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?

9Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call: This I know, that God is for me.

9When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.

9 Then shall mine enemies return backward in the day when I call: this I know, forGod is for me.

10In God (I will praise his word), In Jehovah (I will praise his word),

10In God will I praise his word: in the Lord will I praise his word.

10 InGod will I praise [his] word; in Jehovah will I praise [his] word.

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

11In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.

11 InGod have I put my confidence: I will not fear; what can man do unto me?

12Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render thank-offerings unto thee.

12Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.

12 Thy vows are upon me, OGod: I will render thanks unto thee.

13For 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?

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?

13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death; [wilt thou] not [keep] my feet from falling, that I may walk beforeGod in the light of the living?