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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

5Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.

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

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

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

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

8My wandering Thou hast counted, Thou--place Thou my tear in Thy bottle, Are they not in Thy book?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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?