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Psalms 56

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.

In God I Trust

To the choirmaster: according to The Dove on Far-off Terebinths. A Miktama of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.

Be gracious to me, O God, for man tramples on me;
all day long an attacker oppresses me;

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

my enemies trample on me all day long,
for many attack me proudly.

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

When I am afraid,
I put my trust in you.

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?

In God, whose word I praise,
in God I trust; I shall not be afraid.
What can flesh do to me?

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

All day long they injure my cause;b
all their thoughts are against me for evil.

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

They stir up strife, they lurk;
they watch my steps,
as they have waited for my life.

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

For their crime will they escape?
In wrath cast down the peoples, O God!

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.

You have kept count of my tossings;c
put my tears in your bottle.
Are they not in your book?

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

Then my enemies will turn back
in the day when I call.
This I know, thatd God is for me.

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

In God, whose word I praise,
in the Lord, whose word I praise,

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

in God I trust; I shall not be afraid.
What can man do to me?

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

I must perform my vows to you, O God;
I will render thank offerings to you.

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.

For you have delivered my soul from death,
yes, my feet from falling,
that I may walk before God
in the light of life.

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