Psalm 56

To the choirmaster: according to The Dove on Far-off Terebinths. A Miktam of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.

[1] Be gracious to me, O God, for man tramples on me;

all day long an attacker oppresses me;

[2] my enemies trample on me all day long,

for many attack me proudly.

[3] When I am afraid,

I put my trust in you.

[4] In God, whose word I praise,

in God I trust; I shall not be afraid.

What can flesh do to me?

[5] All day long they injure my cause;

all their thoughts are against me for evil.

[6] They stir up strife, they lurk;

they watch my steps,

as they have waited for my life.

[7] For their crime will they escape?

In wrath cast down the peoples, O God!

[8] You have kept count of my tossings;

put my tears in your bottle.

Are they not in your book?

[9] Then my enemies will turn back

in the day when I call.

This I know, that God is for me.

[10] In God, whose word I praise,

in the LORD, whose word I praise,

[11] in God I trust; I shall not be afraid.

What can man do to me?

[12] I must perform my vows to you, O God;

I will render thank offerings to you.

[13] For you have delivered my soul from death,

yes, my feet from falling,

that I may walk before God

in the light of life. (ESV)

Psummer of Psalms: Psalm 56