Psalm 56-59

Christian Standard Bible

³ When I am afraid,
I will trust in you.^(C)
4 In God, whose word I praise,
in God I trust; I will not be afraid.
What can mere mortals do to me?^(D)

⁵ They twist my words all day long;
all their thoughts against me are evil.^(E)
6 They stir up strife,^[b] they lurk,
they watch my steps
while they wait to take my life.^(F)
7 Will they escape in spite of such sin?
God, bring down the nations in wrath.^(G)

⁸ You yourself have recorded my wanderings.^[c]
Put my tears in your bottle.
Are they not in your book?^(H)
9 Then my enemies will retreat on the day when I call.^(I)
This I know: God is for me.^(J)

¹⁰ In God, whose word I praise,
in the Lord, whose word I praise,
¹¹ in God I trust; I will not be afraid.
What can mere humans do to me?^(K)

¹² I am obligated by vows^[d] to you, God;
I will make my thanksgiving sacrifices to you.^(L)
13 For you rescued me from death,
even my feet from stumbling,
to walk before God in the light of life.^(M)

⁷ My heart is confident, God, my heart is confident.
I will sing; I will sing praises.^(V)
8 Wake up, my soul!
Wake up, harp and lyre!
I will wake up the dawn.^(W)
9 I will praise you, Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to you among the nations.^(X)
10 For your faithful love is as high as the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches the clouds.^(Y)
11 God, be exalted above the heavens;^(Z)
let your glory be over the whole earth.^(AA)

³ The wicked go astray from the womb;
liars wander about from birth.^(AD)
4 They have venom like the venom of a snake,
like the deaf cobra that stops up its ears,^(AE)
5 that does not listen to the sound of the charmers
who skillfully weave spells.^(AF)

⁶ God, knock the teeth out of their mouths;
Lord, tear out the young lions’ fangs.^(AG)
7 May they vanish like water that flows by;
may they aim their blunted arrows.^[g](AH)
8 Like a slug that moves along in slime,
like a woman’s miscarried child,
may they not see the sun.^(AI)

⁹ Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns—
whether green or burning—
he will sweep them away.^[h](AJ)
10 The righteous one will rejoice
when he sees the retribution;^(AK)
he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.^(AL)
11 Then people will say,
“Yes, there is a reward for the righteous!
There is a God who judges on earth!” ^(AM)

⁶ They return at evening, snarling like dogs
and prowling around the city.^(AV)
7 Look, they spew from their mouths—
sharp words from^[i] their lips.^(AW)
“For who,” they say, “will hear?” ^(AX)
8 But you laugh at them, Lord;
you ridicule all the nations.^(AY)
9 I will keep watch for you, my^[j] strength,
because God is my stronghold.^(AZ)
10 My faithful God^[k] will come to meet me;
God will let me look down on my adversaries.^(BA)

¹¹ Do not kill them; otherwise, my people will forget.
By your power, make them homeless wanderers^(BB)
and bring them down,
Lord, our shield.^(BC)
12 For the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips,
let them be caught in their pride.
They utter curses and lies.^(BD)
13 Consume them in fury;
consume them until they are gone.^(BE)
Then people will know throughout^[l] the earth
that God rules over Jacob.^(BF)Selah

¹⁴ And they return at evening, snarling like dogs
and prowling around the city.^(BG)
15 They scavenge for food;
they growl if they are not satisfied.^(BH)

¹⁶ But I will sing of your strength
and will joyfully proclaim
your faithful love in the morning.^(BI)
For you have been a stronghold for me,
a refuge in my day of trouble.^(BJ)
17 To you, my strength, I sing praises,
because God is my stronghold—
my faithful God.^(BK)