Psalm 56–58

In God I Trust

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

^1rBe gracious to me, O God, for man ^stramples on me;

all day long an attacker oppresses me;

²my enemies trample on me all day long,

for many attack me proudly.

³When I am afraid,

I ^tput my trust in you.

⁴In God, whose word I praise,

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

What can flesh do to me?

⁵All day long they injure my cause;²

all their thoughts are against me for evil.

⁶They ^vstir up strife, they ^wlurk;

they ^xwatch my steps,

as they have waited for my life.

⁷For their crime will they escape?

^yIn wrath ^zcast down the peoples, O God!

⁸You have kept count of my tossings;³

^aput my tears in your bottle.

^bAre they not in your book?

⁹Then my enemies will turn back

^cin the day when I call.

This I know, that^{4 d}God is for me.

¹⁰In God, whose word I praise,

in the Lord, whose word I praise,

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

What can man do to me?

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

I will ^erender thank offerings to you.

^13fFor 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

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

^1lBe 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.

²I cry out to God Most High,

to God who ^pfulfills his purpose for me.

^3qHe 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!

⁴My 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.

^5xBe exalted, O God, above the heavens!

Let your glory be over all the earth!

⁶They 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

^7bMy heart is ^csteadfast, O God,

my heart is steadfast!

I will sing and make melody!

^8dAwake, ^emy glory!²

Awake, ^fO harp and lyre!

I will awake the dawn!

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

I will sing praises to you among the nations.

¹⁰For your ^gsteadfast love is great to the heavens,

your faithfulness to the clouds.

^11xBe exalted, O God, above the heavens!

Let your glory be over all the earth!

God Who Judges the Earth

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

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

Do you judge the children of man uprightly?

²No, in your hearts you devise wrongs;

your hands ^jdeal out violence on earth.

³The wicked are ^kestranged from the womb;

they go astray from birth, speaking lies.

^4lThey have venom like the venom of a serpent,

like the deaf adder that stops its ear,

⁵so that it ^mdoes not hear the voice of charmers

or of the cunning enchanter.

⁶O God, ⁿbreak the teeth in their mouths;

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

⁷Let them ^ovanish like water that runs away;

when he ^paims his arrows, let them be blunted.

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

like ^qthe stillborn child who never sees the sun.

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

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

^10tThe righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance;

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

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

surely there is a God who ^wjudges on earth.”