Psalm 55:21-58:1

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!

⁸You have kept count of my tossings;^[c]
    ^(V)put my tears in your bottle.
    ^(W)Are they not in your book?
⁹Then my enemies will turn back
    ^(X)in the day when I call.
    This I know, that^[d] ^(Y)God is for me.
¹⁰In God, whose word I praise,
    in the Lord, whose word I praise,
¹¹in God I trust; ^(Z)I shall not be afraid.
    What can man do to me?

¹²I must perform my ^(AA)vows to you, O God;
    I will ^(AB)render thank offerings to you.
¹³^(AC)For you have delivered my soul from death,
    yes, my feet from falling,
^(AD)that I may walk before God
    ^(AE)in the light of life.

Let Your Glory Be over All the Earth

To the choirmaster: according to ^(AF)Do Not Destroy. A ^(AG)Miktam^[e] of David, when he fled from Saul, in ^(AH)the cave.

57 ^(AI)Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me,
    for in you my soul ^(AJ)takes refuge;
in ^(AK)the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,
    ^(AL)till the storms of destruction pass by.
²I cry out to God Most High,
    to God who ^(AM)fulfills his purpose for me.
³^(AN)He will send from heaven and save me;
    he will put to shame ^(AO)him who tramples on me. Selah
^(AP)God will send out ^(AQ)his steadfast love and his faithfulness!

⁴My soul is in the midst of ^(AR)lions;
I lie down amid fiery beasts—
the children of man, whose ^(AS)teeth are spears and arrows,
whose ^(AT)tongues are sharp swords.

⁵^(AU)Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!
Let your glory be over all the earth!

⁶They set ^(AV)a net for my steps;
    my soul was ^(AW)bowed down.
They ^(AX)dug a pit in my way,
    but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah
⁷^(AY)My heart is ^(AZ)steadfast, O God,
    my heart is steadfast!
I will sing and make melody!
⁸    ^(BA)Awake, ^(BB)my glory!^[f]
Awake, ^(BC)O harp and lyre!
    I will awake the dawn!
⁹I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples;
    I will sing praises to you among the nations.
¹⁰For your ^(BD)steadfast love is great to the heavens,
    your faithfulness to the clouds.