Psalms 56

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

4In God I praise His word, in God I have trusted, I fear not what flesh doth to me.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

6They come together, they are waiting in secret places, they take note of my steps, they are waiting for my soul.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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?

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.