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I praise the word of God;
    I trust in God, I do not fear.(A)
    What can mere flesh do to me?(B)

II

All the day they foil my plans;
    their every thought is of evil against me.
They hide together in ambush;
    they watch my every step;
    they lie in wait for my life.(C)

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All day long they twist my words;(A)
    all their schemes are for my ruin.
They conspire,(B) they lurk,
    they watch my steps,(C)
    hoping to take my life.(D)
Because of their wickedness do not[a] let them escape;(E)
    in your anger, God, bring the nations down.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 56:7 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text does not have do not.