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Psalm 56:1
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

A Call for God’s Protection

For the choir director: according to ‘A Silent Dove Far Away.’ A Miktam of David. When the Philistines seized him in Gath.(A)

56 Be gracious to me, God, for a man is trampling me;
he fights and oppresses me all day long.

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Psalm 56:2
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

2 My adversaries trample me all day,
for many arrogantly fight against me.[a](A)

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  1. 56:2 Or many fight against me, O exalted one, or many fight against me from the heights
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Psalm 56:5-7
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

5 They twist my words all day long;
all their thoughts against me are evil.(A)
6 They stir up strife,[a] they lurk,
they watch my steps
while they wait to take my life.(B)
7 Will they escape in spite of such sin?
God, bring down the nations in wrath.(C)

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  1. 56:6 Or They attack
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