| Chapter 56 |
1 | To the Overseer. -- 'On the Dumb Dove far off.' -- A secret treasure of David, in the Philistines' taking hold of him in Gath. Favour me, O God, for man swallowed me up, All the day fighting he oppresseth me, |
2 | Mine enemies have swallowed up all the day, For many [are] fighting against me, O most High, |
3 | The day I am afraid I am confident toward Thee. |
4 | In God I praise His word, in God I have trusted, I fear not what flesh doth to me. |
5 | All the day they wrest my words, Concerning me all their thoughts [are] for evil, |
6 | They assemble, they hide, they watch my heels, When they have expected my soul. |
7 | By iniquity they escape, In anger the peoples put down, O God. |
8 | My wandering Thou hast counted, Thou -- place Thou my tear in Thy bottle, Are they not in Thy book? |
9 | Then turn back do mine enemies in the day I call. This I have known, that God [is] for me. |
10 | In God I praise the word, In Jehovah I praise the word. |
11 | In God I trusted, I fear not what man doth to me, |
12 | On me, O God, [are] Thy vows, I repay thank-offerings to Thee. |
13 | For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, Dost Thou not my feet from falling? To walk habitually before God in the light of the living! |