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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.

Psalm 56^a

For the director of music. To the tune of “A Dove on Distant Oaks.” Of David. A miktam.b When the Philistines had seized him in Gath.

Be merciful to me, my God,
for my enemies are in hot pursuit;
all day long they press their attack.

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

My adversaries pursue me all day long;
in their pride many are attacking me.

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 and am not afraid.
What can mere mortals do to me?

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

All day long they twist my words;
all their schemes are for my ruin.

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

They conspire, they lurk,
they watch my steps,
hoping to take my life.

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

Because of their wickedness do notc let them escape;
in your anger, God, bring the nations down.

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.

Record my misery;
list my tears on your scrolld —
are they not in your record?

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
when I call for help.
By this I will know that 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 and am not 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 am under vows to you, my God;
I will present my 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 me from death
and my feet from stumbling,
that I may walk before God
in the light of life.

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