Psalms – Chapter 56
1For the director. According to Yonath elem rehoqim. A miktam of David, when the Philistines seized him at Gath.
I
2Have mercy on me, God,
for I am treated harshly;
attackers press me all the day.
3My foes treat me harshly all the day;
yes, many are my attackers.
4when I am afraid,
in you I place my trust.
5I praise the word of God;
I trust in God, I do not fear.
II
6All the day they foil my plans;
their every thought is of evil against me.
7They hide together in ambush;
they watch my every step;
8They are evil; watch them, God!
Cast the nations down in your anger!
9My wanderings you have noted;
are my tears not stored in your flask,
10My foes turn back when I call on you.
This I know: God is on my side.
11I praise the word of God,
I praise the word of the LORD.
12In God I trust, I do not fear.
What can man do to me?
III
13I have made vows to you, God;
with offerings I will fulfill them,
14For you have snatched me from death,
kept my feet from stumbling,
That I may walk before God
in the light of the living.
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