Psalms

To the Chief Musician. Upon “The Dove of God from the distant Sea.” David’s. A precious Psalm. When the Philistines seized him in Gath.

56 Shew me favour, O God, For weak man hath panted for me, All the day a fighter oppresseth me:

2 Mine adversaries have panted all the day, For many are fighting with me loftily.

3 What day I am afraid I unto thee will direct my confidence.

4 In God I will praise his cause,—In God have I trusted, I will not fear, What can flesh do unto me?

5 All the day they wrest my words, Against me all their devices are for mischief;

6 They stir up strife—they lie hid, They mark my steps,—Seeing they have waited for my life.

7 Because of iniquity recompense thou them,—In anger bring thou down the peoples, O God.

8 My wandering hast thou recorded,—Put thou my tears in thy bottle, Are they not in thy record?

9 Then shall my foes turn back, in the day I cry, This I know, for God is mine!

10 In God will I praise with good cause: In Yahweh will I praise with good cause;

11 In God have I trusted, I will not fear, What can a son of earth do unto me?

12 Upon me O God, are thy vows, I will pay back praises unto thee.

13 For thou hast rescued my soul from death, Wilt thou not [rescue] my feet from stumbling? That I may walk to and fro before God, In the light of life.