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
Psalm 56
English Standard Version
In God I Trust
To the choirmaster: according to The Dove on Far-off Terebinths. A (A)Miktam[a] of David, when the (B)Philistines seized him in Gath.
56 (C)Be gracious to me, O God, for man (D)tramples on me;
all day long an attacker oppresses me;
2 my enemies trample on me all day long,
for many attack me proudly.
3 When I am afraid,
I (E)put my trust in you.
4 In God, whose word I praise,
in God I trust; (F)I shall not be afraid.
What can flesh do to me?
5 All day long they injure my cause;[b]
all their thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They (G)stir up strife, they (H)lurk;
they (I)watch my steps,
as they have waited for my life.
7 For their crime will they escape?
(J)In wrath (K)cast down the peoples, O God!
8 You have kept count of my tossings;[c]
(L)put my tears in your bottle.
(M)Are they not in your book?
9 Then my enemies will turn back
(N)in the day when I call.
This I know, that[d] (O)God is for me.
10 In God, whose word I praise,
in the Lord, whose word I praise,
11 in God I trust; (P)I shall not be afraid.
What can man do to me?
12 I must perform my (Q)vows to you, O God;
I will (R)render thank offerings to you.
13 (S)For you have delivered my soul from death,
yes, my feet from falling,
(T)that I may walk before God
(U)in the light of life.
Footnotes
- Psalm 56:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
- Psalm 56:5 Or they twist my words
- Psalm 56:8 Or wanderings
- Psalm 56:9 Or because
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Salmo 56
Oración de confianza y gratitud
Para el director del coro; según la tonada de «La paloma silenciosa de los que están lejos». Mictam de David cuando los filisteos lo prendieron en Gat.
56 Ten piedad de mí, oh Dios, porque el hombre me ha pisoteado(A);
Me oprime combatiéndome todo el día(B).
2 Mis enemigos me han pisoteado(C) todo el día,
Porque muchos son los que con soberbia pelean contra mí(D).
3 El día en que temo(E),
Yo en Ti confío(F).
4 En Dios, cuya palabra alabo(G),
En Dios he confiado, no temeré.
¿Qué puede hacerme el hombre(H)?
5 Todo el día pervierten mis palabras(I);
Todos sus pensamientos contra mí son para mal(J).
6 Atacan, se esconden(K),
Espían mis pasos(L),
Como esperando para quitarme la vida(M).
7 Por causa de la iniquidad, arrójalos(N),
En Tu ira humilla a los pueblos, oh Dios(O).
8 ¶Tú has tomado en cuenta mi vida errante(P);
Pon mis lágrimas(Q) en Tu frasco;
¿Acaso no están en Tu libro(R)?
9 Entonces mis enemigos retrocederán(S) el día en que yo te invoque(T).
Esto sé: que Dios está a favor mío(U).
10 En Dios, cuya palabra alabo,
En el Señor, cuya palabra honro;
11 En Dios he confiado, no temeré.
¿Qué puede hacerme el hombre?
12 Están sobre mí, oh Dios, los votos que te hice(V);
Ofrendas de acción de gracias te ofreceré.
13 Pues Tú has librado mi alma de la muerte(W),
Y mis pies de tropiezo(X),
Para que yo pueda andar delante de Dios(Y)
En la luz de la vida(Z).
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