Psalms 56

1 Have mercy on me, O God, for man is attempting my destruction; every day he makes cruel attacks against me.

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

2My haters are ever ready to put an end to me; great numbers are lifting themselves up against me.

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

3In the time of my fear, I will have faith in you.

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

4In 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.

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

5Every day they make wrong use of 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 come together, they are waiting in secret places, they take note of my steps, they are waiting for my soul.

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

7By evil-doing they will not get free from punishment. In wrath, O God, let the peoples be made low.

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

8You have seen my wanderings; put the drops from my eyes into your bottle; are they not in your record?

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

9When I send up my cry to you, my haters will be turned back; I am certain of this, for God is with me.

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

10In God will I give praise to his word; in the Lord will I give praise to his word.

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

11In God have I put my hope, I will have no fear of what man may do to me.

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

12I keep the memory of my debt to you, O God; I will give you the offerings of praise.

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

13Because 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.

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?