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Psalm 56
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In God I Trust, I Shall Not Be Afraid

For the choir director. According to [a]Jonath Elem Rehokim. A [b]Mikhtam of David. [c]When the Philistines seized him in Gath.

56 Be gracious to me, O God, for man has [d](A)trampled upon me;
All day long, an attacker (B)oppresses me.
2 My foes have [e](C)trampled upon me all day long,
For many (D)attack me proudly.
3 [f]When I am (E)afraid,
[g]I will (F)trust in You.
4 (G)In God, whose word I praise,
In God I trust;
I shall not be afraid.
(H)What can mere [h]man do to me?
5 All day long they [i](I)distort my words;
All their [j](J)thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They [k](K)attack, they lurk,
They (L)watch my heels,
As they have (M)hoped to take my [l]life.
7 On account of their wickedness, (N)will they have an escape?
In anger, (O)bring down the peoples, O God!

8 You (P)have taken account of my wanderings;
Put my (Q)tears in Your bottle.
Are they not in (R)Your book?
9 Then my enemies will (S)turn back (T)in the day when I call;
This I know, [m]that (U)God is for me.
10 In God, whose word I praise,
In Yahweh, whose word I praise,
11 In God I [n]trust, I shall not be afraid.
What can man do to me?
12 Your (V)vows are binding upon me, O God;
I will [o]fulfill thank offerings to You.
13 [p]For You have (W)delivered my soul from death,
Indeed (X)my feet from stumbling,
So that I may (Y)walk before God
In the (Z)light of the [q]living.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 56 Title Or The silent dove of those who are far off, The dove of the distant terebinths
  2. Psalm 56 Title Possibly Epigrammatic Poem, Atonement Psalm
  3. Psalm 56 Title 1 Sam 21:10, 11
  4. Psalm 56:1 Or snapped at
  5. Psalm 56:2 Or snapped at
  6. Psalm 56:3 Lit In the day
  7. Psalm 56:3 Or I am one who puts
  8. Psalm 56:4 Lit flesh
  9. Psalm 56:5 Or trouble my affairs
  10. Psalm 56:5 Or purposes
  11. Psalm 56:6 Or stir up strife
  12. Psalm 56:6 Lit soul
  13. Psalm 56:9 Or because
  14. Psalm 56:11 Or trust without fear
  15. Psalm 56:12 Lit pay
  16. Psalm 56:13 Or Have You not delivered
  17. Psalm 56:13 Or life
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Psalm 56
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Trust in God under Persecution

To the choirmaster: according to The Dove on Far-off Terebinths. A Miktam of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.

56 Be gracious to me, O God,
for men trample upon me;
    all day long foemen oppress me;
2 my enemies trample upon me all day long,
    for many fight against me proudly.
3 When I am afraid,
    I put my trust in thee.
4 In God, whose word I praise,
    in God I trust without a fear.
    What can flesh do to me?

5 All day long they seek to injure my cause;
    all their thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They band themselves together, they lurk,
    they watch my steps.
As they have waited for my life,
7     so recompense[a] them for their crime;
    in wrath cast down the peoples, O God!

8 Thou hast kept count of my tossings;
    put thou my tears in thy bottle!
    Are they not in thy book?
9 Then my enemies will be turned back
    in the day when I call.
    This I know, that[b] God is for me.
10 In God, whose word I praise,
    in the Lord, whose word I praise,
11 in God I trust without a fear.
    What can man do to me?

12 My vows to thee I must perform, O God;
    I will render thank offerings to thee.
13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death,
    yea, my feet from falling,
that I may walk before God
    in the light of life.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 56:7 Cn: Heb deliver
  2. Psalm 56:9 Or because
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1 Samuel 21:10-12
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David Flees to Gath

10 Then David arose and fled that day from Saul and went to (A)Achish king of Gath. 11 But the (B)servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David the king of the land? (C)Did they not sing of this one as they danced, saying,

‘Saul has struck his thousands,
And David his ten thousands’?”

12 And David (D)took these words [a]to heart and greatly feared Achish king of Gath.

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  1. 1 Samuel 21:12 Lit in his
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1 Samuel 21:10-12
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David Flees to Gath

10 And David rose and fled that day from Saul, and went to A′chish the king of Gath. 11 And the servants of A′chish said to him, “Is not this David the king of the land? Did they not sing to one another of him in dances,

    ‘Saul has slain his thousands,
    and David his ten thousands’?”

12 And David took these words to heart, and was much afraid of A′chish the king of Gath.

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