Psalm 56

Psalm 56

Trust in God under Persecution

To the leader: according to The Dove on Far-off Terebinths. Of David. A Miktam, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.

¹Be gracious to me, O God, for people trample on me;

all day long foes oppress me;

²my enemies trample on me all day long,

for many fight against me.

O Most High,^{* 3}when I am afraid,

I put my trust in you.^*

⁴In God, whose word I praise,

in God I trust; I am not afraid;

what can flesh do to me?^*

⁵All day long they seek to injure my cause;

all their thoughts are against me for evil.^*

⁶They stir up strife; they lurk;

they watch my steps,

as they hoped to take my life.^*

⁷Do not deliver them for any reason;^m

in wrath cast down the peoples, O God!^*

⁸You have kept count of my tossings;

put my tears in your bottle.

Are they not in your record?^*

⁹Then my enemies will retreat

in the day when I call.

This I know, thatⁿ God is for me.^*

¹⁰In God, whose word I praise,

in the Lord, whose word I praise,

¹¹in God I trust; I am not afraid.

What can a mere mortal do to me?

¹²My vows to you I must perform, O God;

I will render thank offerings to you.^*

¹³For you have delivered my soul from death

and my feet from falling,

so that I may walk before God

in the light of life.^*