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Psalms 56

Prayer for Relief from Tormentors

To the Chief Musician. Set to [a]“The Silent Dove in Distant Lands.” A Michtam of David when the Philistines captured him in Gath.

Be merciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up;
Fighting all day he oppresses me.

For the choir director: A psalma of David, regarding the time the Philistines seized him in Gath. To be sung to the tune “Dove on Distant Oaks.”

O God, have mercy on me,
for people are hounding me.
My foes attack me all day long.

My enemies would hound me all day,
For there are many who fight against me, O Most High.

I am constantly hounded by those who slander me,
and many are boldly attacking me.

Whenever I am afraid,
I will trust in You.

But when I am afraid,
I will put my trust in you.

In God (I will praise His word),
In God I have put my trust;
I will not fear.
What can flesh do to me?

I praise God for what he has promised.
I trust in God, so why should I be afraid?
What can mere mortals do to me?

All day they twist my words;
All their thoughts are against me for evil.

They are always twisting what I say;
they spend their days plotting to harm me.

They gather together,
They hide, they mark my steps,
When they lie in wait for my life.

They come together to spy on me —
watching my every step, eager to kill me.

Shall they escape by iniquity?
In anger cast down the peoples, O God!

Don’t let them get away with their wickedness;
in your anger, O God, bring them down.

You number my wanderings;
Put my tears into Your bottle;
Are they not in Your book?

You keep track of all my sorrows.b
You have collected all my tears in your bottle.
You have recorded each one in your book.

When I cry out to You,
Then my enemies will turn back;
This I know, because God is for me.

My enemies will retreat when I call to you for help.
This I know: God is on my side!

In God (I will praise His word),
In the Lord (I will praise His word),

I praise God for what he has promised;
yes, I praise the LORD for what he has promised.

In God I have put my trust;
I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me?

I trust in God, so why should I be afraid?
What can mere mortals do to me?

Vows made to You are binding upon me, O God;
I will render praises to You,

I will fulfill my vows to you, O God,
and will offer a sacrifice of thanks for your help.

For You have delivered my soul from death.
Have You not kept my feet from falling,
That I may walk before God
In the light of the living?

For you have rescued me from death;
you have kept my feet from slipping.
So now I can walk in your presence, O God,
in your life-giving light.

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