Psalm 55:21-56:8

English Standard Version

²¹His ^(A)speech was ^(B)smooth as butter,
yet war was in his heart;
his words were softer than oil,
yet they were ^(C)drawn swords.

²²^(D)Cast your burden on the Lord,
and he will sustain you;
^(E)he will never permit
the righteous to be moved.

²³But you, O God, ^(F)will cast them down
into ^(G)the pit of destruction;
men of ^(H)blood and treachery
shall not ^(I)live out half their days.
But I will ^(J)trust in you.

In God I Trust

To the choirmaster: according to The Dove on Far-off Terebinths. A ^(K)Miktam^[a] of David, when the ^(L)Philistines seized him in Gath.

56 ^(M)Be gracious to me, O God, for man ^(N)tramples on me;
    all day long an attacker oppresses me;
²my enemies trample on me all day long,
    for many attack me proudly.
³When I am afraid,
    I ^(O)put my trust in you.
⁴In God, whose word I praise,
    in God I trust; ^(P)I shall not be afraid.
    What can flesh do to me?

⁵All day long they injure my cause;^[b]
    all their thoughts are against me for evil.
⁶They ^(Q)stir up strife, they ^(R)lurk;
    they ^(S)watch my steps,
    as they have waited for my life.
⁷For their crime will they escape?
    ^(T)In wrath ^(U)cast down the peoples, O God!