Psalm 56-57 New American Standard Bible

Pleading for Help and Grateful Trust in God.

For the music director; according to ^[a]Jonath elem rehokim. A ^[b]Mikhtam of David, ^[c]when the Philistines seized him in Gath.

56 Be gracious to me, God, for a man has ^[d]^(A)trampled upon me;
^[e]Fighting all day long he ^(B)oppresses me.
²My enemies have ^(C)trampled upon me all day long,
For ^[f]they are many who ^(D)fight proudly against me.
³^[g]When I am ^(E)afraid,
^[h]I will ^(F)put my trust in You.
⁴^(G)In God, whose word I praise,
In God I have put my trust;
I shall not be afraid.
^(H)What can mere ^[i]mortals do to me?
⁵All day long they ^(I)distort my words;
All their ^[j]^(J)thoughts are against me for evil.
⁶They ^[k]^(K)attack, they lurk,
They ^(L)watch my ^[l]steps,
As they have ^(M)waited to take my ^[m]life.
⁷Because of their wickedness, will there be an ^(N)escape for them?
In anger ^(O)make the peoples fall down, God!

⁸You ^(P)have taken account of my ^[n]miseries;
Put my ^(Q)tears in Your bottle.
Are they not in ^(R)Your book?
⁹Then my enemies will ^(S)turn back ^(T)on the day when I call;
This I know, ^[o]that ^(U)God is for me.
¹⁰In God, whose word I praise,
In the Lord, whose word I praise,
¹¹In God I have put my ^[p]trust, I shall not be afraid.
What can mankind do to me?
¹²Your ^(V)vows are binding upon me, God;
I will render thanksgiving offerings to You.
¹³For You have ^(W)saved my soul from death,
^[q]Indeed ^(X)my feet from stumbling,
So that I may ^(Y)walk before God
In the ^(Z)light of the ^[r]living.

Prayer for Rescue from Persecutors.

For the music director; set to ^[s]Al-tashheth. A ^[t]Mikhtam of David, ^[u]when he fled from Saul in the cave.

57 Be gracious to me, God, be gracious to me,
For my soul ^(AA)takes refuge in You;
And in the ^(AB)shadow of Your wings I will take refuge
Until destruction ^(AC)passes by.
²I will cry to God Most High,
To God who ^(AD)accomplishes all things for me.
³He will ^(AE)send from heaven and save me;
He rebukes the one who ^[v]^(AF)tramples upon me. Selah
God will send His ^[w]^(AG)favor and His truth.

⁴My soul is among ^(AH)lions;
I must lie among those who devour,
Among sons of mankind whose ^(AI)teeth are spears and arrows,
And their ^(AJ)tongue is a sharp sword.
⁵^(AK)Be exalted above the heavens, God;
May Your glory be above all the earth.
⁶They have prepared a ^(AL)net for my steps;
My soul is ^(AM)bowed down;
They ^(AN)dug a pit before me;
They themselves have ^(AO)fallen into the midst of it. Selah

⁷^(AP)My ^(AQ)heart is steadfast, God, my heart is steadfast;
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises!
⁸Awake, ^(AR)my glory!
Awake, ^(AS)harp and lyre!
I will awaken the dawn.
⁹^(AT)I will praise You, Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to You among the ^[x]nations.
¹⁰For Your ^(AU)goodness is great to the heavens
And Your ^[y]truth to the clouds.
¹¹^(AV)Be exalted above the heavens, God;
May Your glory be above all the earth.

Footnotes

Psalm 56 Title Or The silent dove of those who are far off; or The dove of the distant terebinths
Psalm 56 Title Possibly Epigrammatic Poem; or Atonement Psalm
Psalm 56 Title 1 Sam 21:10, 11
Psalm 56:1 Or snapped at
Psalm 56:1 Or A fighting man
Psalm 56:2 Or many are fighting
Psalm 56:3 Lit The day
Psalm 56:3 Or I am one who puts
Psalm 56:4 Lit flesh
Psalm 56:5 Or purposes
Psalm 56:6 Or stir up strife
Psalm 56:6 Lit heels
Psalm 56:6 Lit soul
Psalm 56:8 Or wanderings
Psalm 56:9 Or because
Psalm 56:11 Or trust without fear
Psalm 56:13 Or Have You not delivered
Psalm 56:13 Or life
Psalm 57 Title Lit Do Not Destroy
Psalm 57 Title Possibly, Epigrammatic Poem; or Atonement Psalm
Psalm 57 Title 1 Sam 22:1; 24:3
Psalm 57:3 Or snaps at
Psalm 57:3 Or faithfulness
Psalm 57:9 Lit peoples
Psalm 57:10 Or faithfulness