Psalm 56
GOD’S WORD Translation
For the choir director; according to yonath elem rechokim; [a] a miktam by David when the Philistines captured him in Gath.
56 Have pity on me, O God, because people are harassing me.
All day long warriors oppress me.
2 All day long my enemies spy on me.
They harass me.
There are so many fighting against me.
3 Even when I am afraid, I still trust you.
4 I praise God’s word.
I trust God.
I am not afraid.
What can mere flesh ⌞and blood⌟ do to me?
5 All day long my enemies twist my words.
Their every thought is an evil plan against me.
6 They attack, and then they hide.
They watch my every step as they wait to take my life.
7 With the wrong they do, can they escape?
O God, angrily make the nations fall.
8 (You have kept a record of my wanderings.
Put my tears in your bottle.
They are already in your book.)
9 Then my enemies will retreat when I call ⌞to you⌟.
This I know: God is on my side.
10 I praise God’s word.
I praise the Lord’s word.
11 I trust God.
I am not afraid.
What can mortals do to me?
12 I am bound by my vows to you, O God.
I will keep my vows by offering songs of thanksgiving to you.
13 You have rescued me from death.
You have kept my feet from stumbling
so that I could walk in your presence, in the light of life.
Footnotes
- 56:0 Unknown musical term.
Psalm 56
New Life Version
Prayer of Trust in God
56 Show me Your loving-kindness, O God, for man has walked on me. All day long the one who tries to keep me down fights with me. 2 All day long those who hate me have walked on me. For there are many who fight against me with pride. 3 When I am afraid, I will trust in You. 4 I praise the Word of God. I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can only a man do to me? 5 All day long they change my words to say what I did not say. They are always thinking of ways to hurt me. 6 They go after me as in a fight. They hide themselves. They watch my steps, as they have waited to take my life. 7 Because they are bad, do not let them get away. Bring down the people in Your anger, O God.
8 You have seen how many places I have gone. Put my tears in Your bottle. Are they not in Your book? 9 Then those who hate me will turn back when I call. I know that God is for me. 10 I praise the Word of God. I praise the Word of the Lord. 11 In God I have put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? 12 I am under an agreement with You, O God. I will give You gifts of thanks. 13 For You have set my soul free from death. You have kept my feet from falling, so I may walk with God in the light of life.
诗篇 56
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
信靠上帝的祷告
大卫作的诗，交给乐长，调用“远方无声鸽”，大卫在迦特被非利士人抓住时所作。
56 上帝啊，求你怜悯我，
因为仇敌攻击我，整日迫害我。
2 我的仇敌整日攻击我，
许多人狂妄地迫害我。
3 我害怕的时候，
仍要倚靠你。
4 我赞美上帝的应许，
我信靠祂，就不惧怕，
区区世人能把我怎样？
5 他们整天歪曲我的话，
总是图谋害我。
6 他们勾结起来，
暗中监视我的行踪，
伺机害我。
7 上帝啊，
不要让这些作恶的人逃脱，
求你在怒中毁灭他们。
8 你知道我的哀伤，
你把我的眼泪收在袋中。
我的遭遇都记录在你的册子上。
9 我向你求救的时候，
敌人都落荒而逃。
我知道上帝是我的帮助。
10 我因上帝的应许而赞美祂，
我因耶和华的应许而赞美祂。
11 我信靠上帝，就不惧怕，
区区世人能把我怎样？
12 上帝啊，
我要恪守向你发的誓言，
献上感恩祭。
13 因为你救我脱离死亡，
使我没有跌倒，
让我可以活在你面前，
沐浴生命之光。
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