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Psalm 56
New King James Version
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
Psalmen 56
Schlachter 2000
Psalmen 56
Schlachter 2000
Psalm 56
1 Dem Vorsänger. Nach [der Melodie]: »Die stumme Taube unter den Fremden.« Ein Miktam Davids; als ihn die Philister in Gat ergriffen.
2 O Gott, sei mir gnädig,
denn der Mensch wütet gegen mich;
den ganzen Tag bekriegt und bedrängt er mich!
3 Meine Widersacher wüten gegen mich den ganzen Tag,
ja, viele bekriegen mich voller Hochmut.
4 Wenn mir angst ist,
vertraue ich auf dich!
5 In Gott[a] will ich rühmen sein Wort;
auf Gott vertraue ich und fürchte mich nicht;
was kann ein Mensch[b] mir antun?
6 Täglich verdrehen sie meine Worte,
auf mein Unglück gehen alle ihre Gedanken;
7 sie rotten sich zusammen, verbergen sich;
sie beobachten meine Tritte,
weil sie auf mein Leben lauern.
8 Sollten sie bei ihrer Bosheit entkommen?
O Gott, stürze die Völker nieder im Zorn!
9 Du zählst, wie oft ich fliehen muss;
sammle meine Tränen in deinen Schlauch!
Stehen sie nicht in deinem Buch?
10 An dem Tag, da ich rufe,
weichen meine Feinde zurück;
das weiß ich, dass Gott für mich ist.
11 In Gott will ich rühmen das Wort,
im Herrn will ich rühmen das Wort.
12 Auf Gott vertraue ich und fürchte mich nicht;
was kann ein Mensch mir antun?
13 Die Gelübde, die ich dir, o Gott, gelobte, liegen auf mir;
ich will dir Dankopfer entrichten!
14 Denn du hast meine Seele vom Tod gerettet,
meine Füße vom Gleiten,
damit ich wandle vor dem Angesicht Gottes
im Licht des Lebens.[c]
Psalm 56
New International Version
Psalm 56
New International Version
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.
1 Be merciful to me,(A) my God,
for my enemies are in hot pursuit;(B)
all day long they press their attack.(C)
2 My adversaries pursue me all day long;(D)
in their pride many are attacking me.(E)
3 When I am afraid,(F) I put my trust in you.(G)
4 In God, whose word I praise—(H)
in God I trust and am not afraid.(I)
What can mere mortals do to me?(J)
5 All day long they twist my words;(K)
all their schemes are for my ruin.
6 They conspire,(L) they lurk,
they watch my steps,(M)
hoping to take my life.(N)
7 Because of their wickedness do not[c] let them escape;(O)
in your anger, God, bring the nations down.(P)
8 Record my misery;
list my tears on your scroll[d](Q)—
are they not in your record?(R)
9 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?
Footnotes
- Psalm 56:1 In Hebrew texts 56:1-13 is numbered 56:2-14.
- Psalm 56:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
- Psalm 56:7 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text does not have do not.
- Psalm 56:8 Or misery; / put my tears in your wineskin
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