Psalms 56 — BBE

To the chief music-maker; put to Jonath elem rehokim. Of David. Michtam. When the Philistines took him in Gath.

56Verse 1Have mercy on me, O God, for man is attempting my destruction; every day he makes cruel attacks against me.
^{Verse 2}My haters are ever ready to put an end to me; great numbers are lifting themselves up against me.
^{Verse 3}In the time of my fear, I will have faith in you.
^{Verse 4}In God will I give praise to his word; in God have I put my hope; I will have no fear of what flesh may do to me.
^{Verse 5}Every day they make wrong use of my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.
^{Verse 6}They come together, they are waiting in secret places, they take note of my steps, they are waiting for my soul.
^{Verse 7}By evil-doing they will not get free from punishment. In wrath, O God, let the peoples be made low.
^{Verse 8}You have seen my wanderings; put the drops from my eyes into your bottle; are they not in your record?
^{Verse 9}When I send up my cry to you, my haters will be turned back; I am certain of this, for God is with me.
^{Verse 10}In God will I give praise to his word; in the Lord will I give praise to his word.
^{Verse 11}In God have I put my hope, I will have no fear of what man may do to me.
^{Verse 12}I keep the memory of my debt to you, O God; I will give you the offerings of praise.
^{Verse 13}Because you have taken my soul from the power of death; and kept my feet from falling, so that I may be walking before God in the light of life.