Psalm 56

Psalm 56

A Call for God’s Protection

For the choir director: according to “A Silent Dove Far Away.” ⁱA Davidic Miktam. When the Philistines seized him in Gath. ^j

¹Be gracious to me, God, for man tramples me;

he fights and oppresses me all day long.

²My adversaries trample me all day,

for many arrogantly fight against me. ^kl

³When I am afraid,

I will trust in You. ^m

⁴In God, whose word I praise,

in God I trust; I will not fear.

What can man do to me? ⁿ

⁵They twist my words all day long;

all their thoughts against me are evil. ^o

⁶They stir up strife, ^pthey lurk;

they watch my steps

while they wait to take my life. ^q

⁷Will they escape in spite of such sin?

God, bring down the nations in wrath. ^r

⁸You Yourself have recorded my wanderings. ^s

Put my tears in Your bottle.

Are they not in Your records? ^t

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

This I know: God is for me. ^v

¹⁰In God, whose word I praise,

in the Lord, whose word I praise,

¹¹in God I trust; I will not fear.

What can man do to me? ^w

¹²I am obligated by vows ^xto You, God;

I will make my thank offerings to You. ^y

¹³For You delivered me from death,

even my feet from stumbling,

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