Psalms 56 — parallel

56:1

Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up.

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “A Dove on Distant Oaks.” of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack.

56:2

My enemies want to swallow me up all day long,

My enemies pursue me all day long, for many proudly assail me.

56:3

When I am afraid,

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

56:4

In God, I praise his word.

In God, whose word I praise—in God I trust. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

56:5

All day long they twist my words.

All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are on my demise.

56:6

They conspire and lurk,

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

56:7

Shall they escape by iniquity?

In spite of such sin, will they escape? In Your anger, O God, cast down the nations.

56:8

You count my wanderings.

You have taken account . Put my tears in Your bottle—are they not in Your book?

56:9

Then my enemies shall turn back in the day that I call.

Then my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help. By this I will know that God is on my side.

56:10

In God, I will praise his word.

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

56:11

I have put my trust in God.

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

56:12

Your vows are on me, God.

Your vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank offerings to You.

56:13

For you have delivered my soul from death,

For You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.