Psalm 56

Psalm 56

A CALL FOR GOD’S PROTECTION

For the choir director: according to “A Silent Dove Far Away.” A Miktam of David. When the Philistines seized him in Gath.^k

¹Be gracious to me, God, for a man is trampling me;

he fights and oppresses me all day long.

²My adversaries trample me all day,

for many arrogantly fight against me.^Al

³When I am afraid,

I will trust in you.^m

⁴In God, whose word I praise,

in God I trust; I will not be afraid.

What can mere mortals do to me?ⁿ

⁵They twist my words all day long;

all their thoughts against me are evil.^o

⁶They stir up strife,^B they lurk,

they watch my steps

while they wait to take my life.^p

⁷Will they escape in spite of such sin?

God, bring down the nations in wrath.^q

⁸You yourself have recorded my wanderings.^C

Put my tears in your bottle.

Are they not in your book?^r

⁹Then my enemies will retreat on the day when I call.^s

This I know: God is for me.^t

¹⁰In God, whose word I praise,

in the Lord, whose word I praise,

¹¹in God I trust; I will not be afraid.

What can mere humans do to me?^u

¹²I am obligated by vows^A to you, God;

I will make my thanksgiving sacrifices to you.^v

¹³For you rescued me from death,

even my feet from stumbling,

to walk before God in the light of life.^w