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He will send from heaven and save me;
    he will put to shame those who trample on me. Selah
God will send forth his steadfast love and his faithfulness.(A)

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He sends from heaven and saves me,(A)
    rebuking those who hotly pursue me—[a](B)
    God sends forth his love and his faithfulness.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 57:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 6.

11 Do not, O Lord, withhold
    your mercy from me;
let your steadfast love and your faithfulness
    keep me safe forever.(A)

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11 Do not withhold your mercy(A) from me, Lord;
    may your love(B) and faithfulness(C) always protect(D) me.

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O send out your light and your truth;
    let them lead me;
let them bring me to your holy hill
    and to your dwelling.(A)

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Send me your light(A) and your faithful care,(B)
    let them lead me;(C)
let them bring me to your holy mountain,(D)
    to the place where you dwell.(E)

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11 Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hands of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.”(A)

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11 Then Peter came to himself(A) and said, “Now I know without a doubt that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me(B) from Herod’s clutches and from everything the Jewish people were hoping would happen.”

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Bow your heavens, O Lord, and come down;
    touch the mountains so that they smoke.(A)
Make the lightning flash and scatter them;
    send out your arrows and rout them.(B)
Stretch out your hand from on high;
    set me free and rescue me from the mighty waters,
    from the hand of foreigners,(C)

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Part your heavens,(A) Lord, and come down;(B)
    touch the mountains, so that they smoke.(C)
Send forth lightning(D) and scatter(E) the enemy;
    shoot your arrows(F) and rout them.
Reach down your hand from on high;(G)
    deliver me and rescue me(H)
from the mighty waters,(I)
    from the hands of foreigners(J)

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May he be enthroned forever before God;
    appoint steadfast love and faithfulness to watch over him!(A)

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May he be enthroned in God’s presence forever;(A)
    appoint your love and faithfulness to protect him.(B)

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Psalm 56

Trust in God under Persecution

To the leader: according to The Dove on Far-off Terebinths. Of David. A Miktam, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.

Be gracious to me, O God, for people trample on me;
    all day long foes oppress me;
my enemies trample on me all day long,
    for many fight against me.
O Most High,(A)

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Psalm 56[a]

For the director of music. To the tune of “A Dove on Distant Oaks.” Of David. A miktam.[b] When the Philistines had seized him in Gath.

Be merciful to me,(A) my God,
    for my enemies are in hot pursuit;(B)
    all day long they press their attack.(C)
My adversaries pursue me all day long;(D)
    in their pride many are attacking me.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 56:1 In Hebrew texts 56:1-13 is numbered 56:2-14.
  2. Psalm 56:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term

    you who hate the good and love the evil,
who tear the skin off my people[a]
    and the flesh off their bones,(A)
who eat the flesh of my people,
    flay their skin off them,
break their bones in pieces,
    and chop them up like meat[b] in a kettle,
    like flesh in a caldron.(B)

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  1. 3.2 Heb from them
  2. 3.3 Gk: Heb as

    you who hate good and love evil;
who tear the skin from my people
    and the flesh from their bones;(A)
who eat my people’s flesh,(B)
    strip off their skin
    and break their bones in pieces;(C)
who chop(D) them up like meat for the pan,
    like flesh for the pot?(E)

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24 Look, a people rising up like a lioness
    and rousing itself like a lion!
It does not lie down until it has eaten the prey
    and drunk the blood of the slain.”(A)

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24 The people rise like a lioness;(A)
    they rouse themselves like a lion(B)
that does not rest till it devours its prey
    and drinks the blood(C) of its victims.”

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17 The law indeed was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.(A)

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17 For the law was given through Moses;(A) grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.(B)

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And suddenly there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it.(A) His appearance was like lightning and his clothing white as snow. For fear of him the guards shook and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified.(B) He is not here, for he has been raised, as he said. Come, see the place where he[a] lay.(C)

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  1. 28.6 Other ancient authorities read the Lord

There was a violent earthquake,(A) for an angel(B) of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone(C) and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.(D) The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.

The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid,(E) for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said.(F) Come and see the place where he lay.

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31 if those of my tent ever said,
    ‘O that we might be sated with his flesh!’[a](A)

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  1. 31.31 Meaning of Heb uncertain

31 if those of my household have never said,
    ‘Who has not been filled with Job’s meat?’(A)

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In my distress I called upon the Lord;
    to my God I cried for help.
From his temple he heard my voice,
    and my cry to him reached his ears.(A)

Then the earth reeled and rocked;
    the foundations also of the mountains trembled
    and reeled because he was angry.(B)
Smoke went up from his nostrils
    and devouring fire from his mouth;
    glowing coals flamed forth from him.
He bowed the heavens and came down;
    thick darkness was under his feet.(C)
10 He rode on a cherub and flew;
    he came swiftly upon the wings of the wind.(D)
11 He made darkness his covering around him,
    his canopy thick clouds dark with water.(E)
12 Out of the brightness before him
    there broke through his clouds
    hailstones and coals of fire.(F)
13 The Lord also thundered in the heavens,
    and the Most High uttered his voice.[a](G)
14 And he sent out his arrows and scattered them;
    he flashed forth lightnings and routed them.(H)
15 Then the channels of the sea were seen,
    and the foundations of the world were laid bare
at your rebuke, O Lord,
    at the blast of the breath of your nostrils.(I)

16 He reached down from on high; he took me;
    he drew me out of mighty waters.(J)
17 He delivered me from my strong enemy
    and from those who hated me,
    for they were too mighty for me.(K)
18 They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
    but the Lord was my support.
19 He brought me out into a broad place;
    he delivered me because he delighted in me.(L)

20 The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness;
    according to the cleanness of my hands he recompensed me.(M)
21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord
    and have not wickedly departed from my God.(N)
22 For all his ordinances were before me,
    and his statutes I did not put away from me.(O)
23 I was blameless before him,
    and I kept myself from guilt.
24 Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness,
    according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.(P)

25 With the loyal you show yourself loyal;
    with the blameless you show yourself blameless;(Q)
26 with the pure you show yourself pure;
    and with the crooked you show yourself shrewd.(R)
27 For you deliver a humble people,
    but the haughty eyes you bring down.(S)
28 It is you who light my lamp;
    the Lord, my God, lights up my darkness.(T)
29 By you I can outrun a troop,
    and by my God I can leap over a wall.(U)
30 This God—his way is perfect;
    the promise of the Lord proves true;
    he is a shield for all who take refuge in him.(V)

31 For who is God except the Lord?
    And who is a rock besides our God?(W)
32 The God who has girded me with strength
    and made my way safe.[b]
33 He made my feet like the feet of a deer
    and set me secure on the heights.(X)
34 He trains my hands for war,
    so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.(Y)
35 You have given me the shield of your salvation,
    and your right hand has supported me;
    your help[c] has made me great.
36 You gave me a wide place for my steps under me,
    and my feet did not slip.
37 I pursued my enemies and overtook them
    and did not turn back until they were consumed.(Z)
38 I struck them down so that they were unable to rise;
    they fell under my feet.(AA)
39 For you girded me with strength for the battle;
    you made my assailants sink under me.(AB)
40 You made my enemies turn their backs to me,
    and those who hated me I destroyed.(AC)
41 They cried for help, but there was no one to save them;
    they cried to the Lord, but he did not answer them.(AD)
42 I beat them fine, like dust before the wind;
    I cast them out like the mire of the streets.(AE)

43 You delivered me from strife with the peoples;[d]
    you made me head of the nations;
    people whom I had not known served me.(AF)
44 As soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me;
    foreigners came cringing to me.
45 Foreigners lost heart
    and came trembling out of their strongholds.(AG)

46 The Lord lives! Blessed be my rock,
    and exalted be the God of my salvation,(AH)
47 the God who gave me vengeance
    and subdued peoples under me,(AI)
48 who delivered me from my enemies;
    indeed, you exalted me above my adversaries;
    you delivered me from the violent.(AJ)

49 For this I will extol you, O Lord, among the nations
    and sing praises to your name.(AK)
50 Great triumphs he gives to his king
    and shows steadfast love to his anointed,
    to David and his descendants forever.(AL)

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Footnotes

  1. 18.13 Gk: Heb adds hailstones and coals of fire
  2. 18.32 Meaning of Heb uncertain
  3. 18.35 Or gentleness
  4. 18.43 Gk Tg: Heb people

In my distress(A) I called to the Lord;(B)
    I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;(C)
    my cry came(D) before him, into his ears.
The earth trembled(E) and quaked,(F)
    and the foundations of the mountains shook;(G)
    they trembled because he was angry.(H)
Smoke rose from his nostrils;(I)
    consuming fire(J) came from his mouth,
    burning coals(K) blazed out of it.
He parted the heavens and came down;(L)
    dark clouds(M) were under his feet.
10 He mounted the cherubim(N) and flew;
    he soared(O) on the wings of the wind.(P)
11 He made darkness his covering,(Q) his canopy(R) around him—
    the dark rain clouds of the sky.
12 Out of the brightness of his presence(S) clouds advanced,
    with hailstones(T) and bolts of lightning.(U)
13 The Lord thundered(V) from heaven;
    the voice of the Most High resounded.[a]
14 He shot his arrows(W) and scattered the enemy,
    with great bolts of lightning(X) he routed them.(Y)
15 The valleys of the sea were exposed
    and the foundations(Z) of the earth laid bare
at your rebuke,(AA) Lord,
    at the blast of breath from your nostrils.(AB)

16 He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
    he drew me out of deep waters.(AC)
17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,(AD)
    from my foes, who were too strong for me.(AE)
18 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,(AF)
    but the Lord was my support.(AG)
19 He brought me out into a spacious place;(AH)
    he rescued me because he delighted in me.(AI)

20 The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;(AJ)
    according to the cleanness of my hands(AK) he has rewarded me.(AL)
21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord;(AM)
    I am not guilty of turning(AN) from my God.
22 All his laws are before me;(AO)
    I have not turned away from his decrees.
23 I have been blameless(AP) before him
    and have kept myself from sin.
24 The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,(AQ)
    according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

25 To the faithful(AR) you show yourself faithful,(AS)
    to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
26 to the pure(AT) you show yourself pure,
    but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.(AU)
27 You save the humble(AV)
    but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.(AW)
28 You, Lord, keep my lamp(AX) burning;
    my God turns my darkness into light.(AY)
29 With your help(AZ) I can advance against a troop[b];
    with my God I can scale a wall.

30 As for God, his way is perfect:(BA)
    The Lord’s word is flawless;(BB)
    he shields(BC) all who take refuge(BD) in him.
31 For who is God besides the Lord?(BE)
    And who is the Rock(BF) except our God?
32 It is God who arms me with strength(BG)
    and keeps my way secure.(BH)
33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;(BI)
    he causes me to stand on the heights.(BJ)
34 He trains my hands for battle;(BK)
    my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35 You make your saving help my shield,
    and your right hand sustains(BL) me;
    your help has made me great.
36 You provide a broad path(BM) for my feet,
    so that my ankles do not give way.(BN)

37 I pursued my enemies(BO) and overtook them;
    I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
38 I crushed them(BP) so that they could not rise;(BQ)
    they fell beneath my feet.(BR)
39 You armed me with strength(BS) for battle;
    you humbled my adversaries(BT) before me.
40 You made my enemies turn their backs(BU) in flight,
    and I destroyed(BV) my foes.
41 They cried for help, but there was no one to save them(BW)
    to the Lord, but he did not answer.(BX)
42 I beat them as fine as windblown dust;(BY)
    I trampled them[c] like mud in the streets.
43 You have delivered me from the attacks of the people;
    you have made me the head of nations.(BZ)
People I did not know(CA) now serve me,
44     foreigners(CB) cower before me;
    as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
45 They all lose heart;(CC)
    they come trembling(CD) from their strongholds.(CE)

46 The Lord lives!(CF) Praise be to my Rock!(CG)
    Exalted be God(CH) my Savior!(CI)
47 He is the God who avenges(CJ) me,
    who subdues nations(CK) under me,
48     who saves(CL) me from my enemies.(CM)
You exalted me above my foes;
    from a violent man(CN) you rescued me.
49 Therefore I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;(CO)
    I will sing(CP) the praises of your name.(CQ)

50 He gives his king great victories;
    he shows unfailing love to his anointed,(CR)
    to David(CS) and to his descendants forever.(CT)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 18:13 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (see also 2 Samuel 22:14); most Hebrew manuscripts resounded, / amid hailstones and bolts of lightning
  2. Psalm 18:29 Or can run through a barricade
  3. Psalm 18:42 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac and Targum (see also 2 Samuel 22:43); Masoretic Text I poured them out