Psalm 56–57

Psalm LVI.

To the chief Musician upon Jonath-elem-recho-kim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath.

Be ^amerciful unto me, O God: for man would ^bswallow me up;

He fighting daily oppresseth me.

²Mine enemies would daily ^bswallow me up:

For they be many that fight against me, ^cO thou most High.

³What time I am afraid,

^dI will trust in thee.

^4eIn God I will praise his word,

^deIn God I have put my trust; ^fI will not fear

What flesh can do unto me.

⁵Every day they wrest my words:

All their ^gthoughts are against me for evil.

⁶They ^hgather themselves together, they ⁱhide themselves,

They ^jmark my steps,

When they ^jwait for my soul.

⁷Shall they escape by iniquity?

In thine anger ^kcast down the people, O God.

⁸Thou tellest my wanderings:

^lPut thou my tears into thy bottle:

Are they not in ^mthy book?

⁹ⁿWhen I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies ^oturn back:

This I know; for God is ^pfor me.

^10eIn God will I praise his word:

In the Lord will I praise his word.

^11eIn God have I put my trust: ^fI will not be afraid

What man can do unto me.

^12qThy vows are upon me, O God:

I will render ^rpraises unto thee.

^13sFor thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling,

^tThat I may walk before God in ^uthe light of the living?

Psalm LVII.

To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave.

Be ^amerciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me:

For my soul ^btrusteth in thee:

Yea, ^cin the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge,

^dUntil these ^ecalamities be overpast.

²I will cry unto God most High;

Unto God that ^fperformeth all things for me.

^3gHe shall send from heaven, and save me

From the reproach of him that would ^hswallow me up. Selah.

God shall send forth ⁱhis mercy and his truth.

^4jMy soul is ^kamong lions:

And I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men,

Whose ^lteeth are spears and arrows,

And ^mtheir tongue ⁿa sharp sword.

^5oBe thou exalted, O God, above the heavens;

Let thy glory be above all the earth.

⁶They have prepared ^pa net for my steps;

My soul is ^ppbowed down:

^qThey have digged a pit before me,

Into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.

^7rMy heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed:

I will sing and give praise.

^8sAwake up, ^tmy glory; awake, ^upsaltery and ^uharp:

I myself will awake early.

⁹I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people:

I will sing unto thee among the nations.

¹⁰For ^xthy mercy is great unto the heavens,

And thy truth unto the clouds.

^11oBe thou exalted, O God, above the heavens:

Let thy glory be above all the earth.