Psalm 56:title–58:11

In God I Trust

56 To the choirmaster: according to The Dove on Far-off Terebinths. A pMiktam1 of David, when the qPhilistines seized him in Gath.

1  rBe gracious to me, O God, for man stramples 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 tput my trust in you.

4  In God, whose word I praise,

in God I trust; uI shall not be afraid.

What can flesh do to me?

5  All day long they injure my cause;2

all their thoughts are against me for evil.

6  They vstir up strife, they wlurk;

they xwatch my steps,

as they have waited for my life.

7  For their crime will they escape?

yIn wrath zcast down the peoples, O God!

8  You have kept count of my tossings;3

aput my tears in your bottle.

bAre they not in your book?

9  Then my enemies will turn back

cin the day when I call.

This I know, that4 dGod is for me.

10  In God, whose word I praise,

in the Lord, whose word I praise,

11  in God I trust; uI shall not be afraid.

What can man do to me?

12  I must perform my evows to you, O God;

I will erender thank offerings to you.

13  fFor you have delivered my soul from death,

yes, my feet from falling,

gthat I may walk before God

hin the light of life.

Let Your Glory Be over All the Earth

57 To the choirmaster: according to iDo Not Destroy. A jMiktam1 of David, when he fled from Saul, in kthe cave.

1  lBe merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me,

for in you my soul mtakes refuge;

in nthe shadow of your wings I will take refuge,

otill the storms of destruction pass by.

2  I cry out to God Most High,

to God who pfulfills his purpose for me.

3  qHe will send from heaven and save me;

he will put to shame rhim who tramples on me. Selah

sGod will send out this steadfast love and his faithfulness!

4  My soul is in the midst of ulions;

I lie down amid fiery beasts—

the children of man, whose vteeth are spears and arrows,

whose wtongues are sharp swords.

5  xBe exalted, O God, above the heavens!

Let your glory be over all the earth!

6  They set ya net for my steps;

my soul was zbowed down.

They adug a pit in my way,

but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah

7  bMy heart is csteadfast, O God,

my heart is steadfast!

I will sing and make melody!

8  dAwake, emy glory!2

Awake, fO harp and lyre!

I will awake the dawn!

9  I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples;

I will sing praises to you among the nations.

10  For your gsteadfast love is great to the heavens,

your faithfulness to the clouds.

11  xBe exalted, O God, above the heavens!

Let your glory be over all the earth!

God Who Judges the Earth

58 To the choirmaster: according to hDo Not Destroy. A iMiktam1 of David.

1  Do you indeed decree what is right, you gods?2

Do you judge the children of man uprightly?

2  No, in your hearts you devise wrongs;

your hands jdeal out violence on earth.

3  The wicked are kestranged from the womb;

they go astray from birth, speaking lies.

4  lThey have venom like the venom of a serpent,

like the deaf adder that stops its ear,

5  so that it mdoes not hear the voice of charmers

or of the cunning enchanter.

6  O God, nbreak the teeth in their mouths;

tear out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord!

7  Let them ovanish like water that runs away;

when he paims his arrows, let them be blunted.

8  Let them be like the snail othat dissolves into slime,

like qthe stillborn child who never sees the sun.

9  Sooner than your pots can feel the heat of rthorns,

whether green or ablaze, may he ssweep them away!3

10  tThe righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance;

he will ubathe his feet in the blood of the wicked.

11  Mankind will say, “Surely there is va reward for the righteous;

surely there is a God who wjudges on earth.”