Psalm 56
EasyEnglish Bible
This is for the music leader, and he should use special music.
David wrote this prayer when the Philistines took hold of him in Gath.
Trust in God[a]
56 God, please be kind to me, and help me,
because people are fighting me.
My enemies are attacking me every day.
2 They chase me all the time!
Those proud people want to catch me,
and there are many of them!
3 But when I am afraid,
I will trust in you.
4 By God's help, I will praise his word.
By God's help, I will trust in him.
I will not be afraid.
People can do nothing to hurt me![b]
5 All the time, they bring trouble on me.
They are always thinking of ways to hurt me.
6 They hide and they watch me.
They watch me wherever I go,
and they hope to kill me.
7 God, they want to do wicked things,
so punish them!
Destroy these people,
because you are angry with them.
8 Every time that I am upset,
you know about it.
Put all my tears in your bottle!
Yes, write down every tear in your book.[c]
9 When I call to you for help,
my enemies will turn back.
I am sure of this: God is with me,
to fight for me.
10 By God's help, I will praise his promise.
Yes, by the Lord's help,
I will praise his word.
11 I am not afraid,
because I trust in God.
People can do nothing to hurt me.
12 I have made special promises to you, God,
and I will do what I have promised.
I will offer to you a sacrifice to say ‘thank you’.
13 You have saved my life from death.
You keep me safe so that I do not fall.
As a result, I will serve you, God,
as you give me light to live here on earth.
Footnotes
- 56:1 Saul was trying to kill David. David was a servant of Saul. David ran away to Gath. Gath was the town where Goliath had lived. Gath was one of the Philistine towns. The Philistines were enemies of Saul and David and their people. David was afraid. He told God about it in this psalm. See 1 Samuel 21:10—22:2.
- 56:4 If we trust God, we do not need to be afraid of people. They may hurt our bodies, but God will always take care of us. He will keep us safe to be with him in heaven for ever.
- 56:8 Every time David cried, he asked God to put his tears into a bottle. He asked God to count them all and write them down in his book. David knew that God understood all about his troubles.
Psaumes 56
Louis Segond
56 (56:1) Au chef des chantres. Sur «Colombe des térébinthes lointains». Hymne de David. Lorsque les Philistins le saisirent à Gath. (56:2) Aie pitié de moi, ô Dieu! car des hommes me harcèlent; Tout le jour ils me font la guerre, ils me tourmentent.
2 (56:3) Tout le jour mes adversaires me harcèlent; Ils sont nombreux, ils me font la guerre comme des hautains.
3 (56:4) Quand je suis dans la crainte, En toi je me confie.
4 (56:5) Je me glorifierai en Dieu, en sa parole; Je me confie en Dieu, je ne crains rien: Que peuvent me faire des hommes?
5 (56:6) Sans cesse ils portent atteinte à mes droits, Ils n'ont à mon égard que de mauvaises pensées.
6 (56:7) Ils complotent, ils épient, ils observent mes traces, Parce qu'ils en veulent à ma vie.
7 (56:8) C'est par l'iniquité qu'ils espèrent échapper: Dans ta colère, ô Dieu, précipite les peuples!
8 (56:9) Tu comptes les pas de ma vie errante; Recueille mes larmes dans ton outre: Ne sont-elles pas inscrites dans ton livre?
9 (56:10) Mes ennemis reculent, au jour où je crie; Je sais que Dieu est pour moi.
10 (56:11) Je me glorifierai en Dieu, en sa parole; Je me glorifierai en l'Éternel, en sa parole;
11 (56:12) Je me confie en Dieu, je ne crains rien: Que peuvent me faire des hommes?
12 (56:13) O Dieu! je dois accomplir les voeux que je t'ai faits; Je t'offrirai des actions de grâces.
13 (56:14) Car tu as délivré mon âme de la mort, Tu as garanti mes pieds de la chute, Afin que je marche devant Dieu, à la lumière des vivants.
Psalm 56
New King James Version
Prayer for Relief from Tormentors
To the Chief Musician. Set to [a]“The Silent Dove in Distant Lands.” A Michtam of David when the (A)Philistines captured him in Gath.
56 Be (B)merciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up;
Fighting all day he oppresses me.
2 My enemies would (C)hound me all day,
For there are many who fight against me, O Most High.
3 Whenever I am afraid,
I will trust in You.
4 In God (I will praise His word),
In God I have put my trust;
(D)I will not fear.
What can flesh do to me?
5 All day they twist my words;
All their thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They gather together,
They hide, they mark my steps,
When they lie in wait for my life.
7 Shall they escape by iniquity?
In anger cast down the peoples, O God!
8 You number my wanderings;
Put my tears into Your bottle;
(E)Are they not in Your book?
9 When I cry out to You,
Then my enemies will turn back;
This I know, because (F)God is for me.
10 In God (I will praise His word),
In the Lord (I will praise His word),
11 In God I have put my trust;
I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me?
12 Vows made to You are binding upon me, O God;
I will render praises to You,
13 (G)For You have delivered my soul from death.
Have You not kept my feet from falling,
That I may walk before God
In the (H)light of the living?
Footnotes
- Psalm 56:1 Heb. Jonath Elem Rechokim
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