Psalms - Chapter 56 | American Standard Version

  • 1. For the Chief Musician; set to Jonath elem rehokim. {cf15i A Psalm} of David. Michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be merciful unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up: All the day long he fighting oppresseth me.
  • 2. Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long; For they are many that fight proudly against me.
  • 3. What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee.
  • 4. In God (I will praise his word), In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; What can flesh do unto me?
  • 5. All the day long they wrest my words: All their thoughts are against me for evil.
  • 6. They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, They mark my steps, Even as they have waited for my soul.
  • 7. Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God.
  • 8. Thou numberest my wanderings: Put thou my tears into thy bottle; Are they not in thy book?
  • 9. Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call: This I know, that God is for me.
  • 10. In God (I will praise {cf15i his} word), In Jehovah (I will praise {cf15i his} word),
  • 11. In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; What can man do unto me?
  • 12. Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render thank-offerings unto thee.
  • 13. For thou hast delivered my soul from death: {cf15i Hast thou} not {cf15i delivered} my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living?
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