| Chapter 56 |
1 | Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up. All day long, he attacks and oppresses me. |
2 | My enemies want to swallow me up all day long, For they are many who fight proudly against me. |
3 | When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you. |
4 | In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me? |
5 | All day long they twist my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil. |
6 | They conspire and lurk, Watching my steps, they are eager to take my life. |
7 | Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, God. |
8 | You number my wanderings. You put my tears into your bottle. Aren't they in your book? |
9 | Then shall my enemies turn back in the day that I call. I know this, that God is for me. |
10 | In God, I will praise his word. In Yahweh, I will praise his word. |
11 | I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? |
12 | Your vows are on me, God. I will give thank offerings to you. |
13 | For you have delivered my soul from death, And prevented my feet from falling, That I may walk before God in the light of the living. Psalm 57 For the Chief Musician. To the tune of 'Do Not Destroy.' A poem by David, when he fled from Saul, in the cave. |