Psalms, 56

To the director on the Silent Dove among those far away.^*1 Of David. Mikʹtam.^*2 When the Phi·lisʹtines laid hold of him in Gath.

¹ Show me favor, O God, because mortal man has snapped at me. Warring all day long, he keeps oppressing me.

² My foes have kept snapping all day long, For there are many warring against me high-mindedly.

³ Whatever day I get afraid, I, for my part, shall trust even in you.

⁴ In union with God I shall praise his word. In God I have put my trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?

⁵ All day long they keep hurting my personal affairs; All their thoughts are against me for bad.

⁶ They attack, they conceal themselves, They, for their part, keep observing my very steps,^*1 While they have waited for my soul.

⁷ On account of [their] hurtfulness cast them forth. In anger bring down even the peoples, O God.

⁸ My being a fugitive you yourself have reported. Do put my tears in your skin bottle. Are they not in your book?

⁹ At that time my enemies will turn back, on the day that I call; This I well know, that God is for me.

¹⁰ In union with God I shall praise [his] word; In union with Jehovah I shall praise [his] word.

¹¹ In God I have put my trust. I shall not be afraid. What can earthling man^*1 do to me?

¹² Upon me, O God, there are vows to you. I shall render expressions of thanksgiving to you.

¹³ For you have delivered my soul^*1 from death— [Have you] not [delivered] my feet from stumbling?— That [I] may walk about before God^*2 in the light^*3 of those alive.