Psalm 56
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1To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Silent Dove in Distant Lands.” A Michtam of David when the Philistines captured him in Gath. Be merciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up; Fighting all day he oppresses me.1For the choir director: according to "A Silent Dove Far Away." A Davidic Miktam. When the Philistines seized him in Gath. Be gracious to me, God, for man tramples me; he fights and oppresses me all day long.
2My enemies would hound me all day, For there are many who fight against me, O Most High.2My adversaries trample me all day, for many arrogantly fight against me.
3Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You.3When I am afraid, I will trust in You.
4In God (I will praise His word), In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me?4In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not fear. What can man do to me?
5All day they twist my words; All their thoughts are against me for evil.5They twist my words all day long; all their thoughts against me are evil.
6They gather together, They hide, they mark my steps, When they lie in wait for my life.6They stir up strife, they lurk; they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.
7Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God!7Will they escape in spite of such sin? God, bring down the nations in wrath.
8You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle; Are they not in Your book?8You Yourself have recorded my wanderings. Put my tears in Your bottle. Are they not in Your records?
9When I cry out to You, Then my enemies will turn back; This I know, because God is for me.9Then my enemies will retreat on the day when I call. This I know: God is for me.
10In God (I will praise His word), In the LORD (I will praise His word),10In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise,
11In God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?11in God I trust; I will not fear. What can man do to me?
12Vows made to You are binding upon me, O God; I will render praises to You,12I am obligated by vows to You, God; I will make my thank offerings to You.
13For You have delivered my soul from death. Have You not kept my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living?13For You delivered me from death, even my feet from stumbling, to walk before God in the light of life.
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission.
Psalm 55
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