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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.
They chase me all the time!
Those proud people want to catch me,
    and there are many of them!
But when I am afraid,
    I will trust in you.
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]
All the time, they bring trouble on me.
    They are always thinking of ways to hurt me.
They hide and they watch me.
They watch me wherever I go,
    and they hope to kill me.
God, they want to do wicked things,
    so punish them!
Destroy these people,
    because you are angry with them.
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]
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

  1. 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.
  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.
  3. 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.

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.
My enemies would (C)hound me all day,
For there are many who fight against me, O Most High.

Whenever I am afraid,
I will trust in You.
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?

All day they twist my words;
All their thoughts are against me for evil.
They gather together,
They hide, they mark my steps,
When they lie in wait for my life.
Shall they escape by iniquity?
In anger cast down the peoples, O God!

You number my wanderings;
Put my tears into Your bottle;
(E)Are they not in Your book?
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

  1. Psalm 56:1 Heb. Jonath Elem Rechokim

Davi roga a Deus que o livre dos seus inimigos e confia em que ele lho conceda

Mictão de Davi para o cantor-mor, sobre Jonate-Elém-Recoquim, quando os filisteus o prenderam em Gate

56 Tem misericórdia de mim, ó Deus, porque o homem procura devorar-me; e me oprime, pelejando todo o dia. Os que me andam espiando procuram devorar-me todo o dia; pois são muitos os que pelejam contra mim, ó Altíssimo. No dia em que eu temer, hei de confiar em ti. Em Deus louvarei a sua palavra; em Deus pus a minha confiança e não temerei; que me pode fazer a carne? Todos os dias torcem as minhas palavras; todos os seus pensamentos são contra mim para o mal. Ajuntam-se, escondem-se, espiam os meus passos, como aguardando a minha morte. Porventura, escaparão eles por meio da sua iniquidade? Ó Deus, derriba os povos na tua ira!

Tu contaste as minhas vagueações; põe as minhas lágrimas no teu odre; não estão elas no teu livro? Quando eu a ti clamar, então, retrocederão os meus inimigos; isto sei eu, porque Deus está comigo. 10 Em Deus louvarei a sua palavra; no Senhor louvarei a sua palavra. 11 Em Deus tenho posto a minha confiança; não temerei o que me possa fazer o homem.

12 Os teus votos estão sobre mim, ó Deus; eu te renderei ações de graças; 13 pois tu livraste a minha alma da morte, como também os meus pés de tropeçarem, para que eu ande diante de Deus na luz dos viventes.

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)

When I am afraid,(F) I put my trust in you.(G)
    In God, whose word I praise—(H)
in God I trust and am not afraid.(I)
    What can mere mortals do to me?(J)

All day long they twist my words;(K)
    all their schemes are for my ruin.
They conspire,(L) they lurk,
    they watch my steps,(M)
    hoping to take my life.(N)
Because of their wickedness do not[c] let them escape;(O)
    in your anger, God, bring the nations down.(P)

Record my misery;
    list my tears on your scroll[d](Q)
    are they not in your record?(R)
Then my enemies will turn back(S)
    when I call for help.(T)
    By this I will know that God is for me.(U)

10 In God, whose word I praise,
    in the Lord, whose word I praise—
11 in God I trust and am not afraid.
    What can man do to me?

12 I am under vows(V) to you, my God;
    I will present my thank offerings to you.
13 For you have delivered me from death(W)
    and my feet from stumbling,
that I may walk before God
    in the light of life.(X)

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
  3. Psalm 56:7 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text does not have do not.
  4. Psalm 56:8 Or misery; / put my tears in your wineskin