Psalms 56

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

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

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

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

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

3What time I am afraid, I will trust 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.

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

5Every day they make wrong use of my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.

5Every day 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.

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

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

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

8Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?