PSALM 56
To the chief Musician upon
Jonathelemrechokim, Michtama of David, when the Philistines took
him in Gath.
1 Be
merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily
oppresseth me. 2 Mine enemiesb would daily swallow me
up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High. 3
What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. 4 In God I will
praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do
unto me. 5 Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are
against me for evil. 6 They gather themselves together, they hide
themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul. 7
Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O
God.
8Thou
tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not
in thy book? 9 When I cry unto thee, then shall mine
enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me. 10 In
God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word. 11
In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me. 12
Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee. 13
For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver
my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
The Holy Bible
King James Version
The Holy Bible : King James Version. 1995. Oak
Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
a
Michtam...: or, A golden Psalm of David
b
enemies: Heb. observers
