Psalms 56

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

1To the Overseer. --`On the Dumb Dove far off.' --A secret treasure of David, in the Philistines' taking hold of him in Gath. Favour me, O God, for man swallowed me up, All the day 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 have swallowed up all the day, For many <FI>are<Fi> fighting against me, O most High,

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

3The day I am afraid I am confident toward 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 praise His word, in God I have trusted, I fear not what flesh doth to me.

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

5All the day they wrest my words, Concerning me all their thoughts <FI>are<Fi> for evil,

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

6They assemble, they hide, they watch my heels, When they have expected my soul.

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

7By iniquity they escape, In anger the peoples put down, O God.

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

8My wandering Thou hast counted, Thou--place Thou my tear in 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.

9Then turn back do mine enemies in the day I call. This I have known, that God <FI>is<Fi> for me.

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

10In God I praise the word, In Jehovah I praise the word.

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

11In God I trusted, I fear not what man doth to me,

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

12On me, O God, <FI>are<Fi> Thy vows, I repay thank-offerings to 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, Dost Thou not my feet from falling? To walk habitually before God in the light of the living!