Psalms 56 — T4T

A psalm written by David for the choir director, concerning the time the Philistines seized David in Gath; to be sung using the tune ‘Dove on distant oaks’

56Verse 1God, be merciful to me because men have harassed me;all day my enemies pursue me.^{Verse 2}My enemies harass me all day long;there are many of them who proudly attack me.^{Verse 3}But whenever I am afraid,I trust in you.^{Verse 4}God, I praise/thank you because you do what you have promised;I trust in you, and then I am not afraid.
Ordinary humans certainly cannot [RHQ] harm me!^{Verse 5}All day long my enemies claim that I said things that I did not say (OR, try to destroy what I am doing);they are always thinking of ways to harm me.^{Verse 6}In order to cause trouble for me, they hideand watch everything that I do,
waiting for an opportunity to kill me [MTY].^{Verse 7}So, God, punish them for the wicked things that they are doing;show that you are angry by defeating those people!^{Verse 8}You have counted all the times that I have been wandering alone/distressed;it is as though you have put all my tears in a bottle
in order that you can see how much I have cried.
You have counted my tears and written the number in your book.^{Verse 9}When I call out to you, my God, my enemies will be defeated;I know that will happen, because you are fighting for me.^{Verse 10}I praise/thank you that you do what you have promised;Yahweh, I will always praise you for that [DOU].
^{Verse 11}I trust in you, and as a result, I will not be afraid.
I know that humans cannot really [RHQ] harm me!^{Verse 12}I will bring to you the offering that I promised;
I will bring an offering to you to thank you,
^{Verse 13}because you have rescued me from being killed;you have kept me from stumbling.As a result, I will continue to live in your presence in the light that shines on those who are still alive (OR, in the light that enables people to live).