Psalms 56

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

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

2Mine enemies have swallowed up all the day, For many <FI>are<Fi> fighting against me, O most High,

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

3The day I am afraid I am confident toward Thee.

4 InGod will I praise his word, inGod I put my confidence: I will not fear; 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.

5 All 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,

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

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

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

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

8 Thou countest my wanderings; put 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

12On me, O God, <FI>are<Fi> Thy vows, I repay thank-offerings to Thee.

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?

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!