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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.
All day long my enemies spy on me.
They harass me.
There are so many fighting against me.
Even when I am afraid, I still trust you.

I praise God’s word.
I trust God.
I am not afraid.
What can mere flesh ⌞and blood⌟ do to me?

All day long my enemies twist my words.
Their every thought is an evil plan against me.
They attack, and then they hide.
They watch my every step as they wait to take my life.
With the wrong they do, can they escape?
O God, angrily make the nations fall.
(You have kept a record of my wanderings.
Put my tears in your bottle.
They are already in your book.)
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.

For the choir director; al tashcheth; [b] a miktam by David when he fled from Saul into the cave.

57 Have pity on me, O God. Have pity on me,
because my soul takes refuge in you.
I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings
until destructive storms pass by.
I call to God Most High,
to the God who does everything for me.
He sends his help from heaven and saves me.
He disgraces the one who is harassing me. Selah
God sends his mercy and his truth!
My soul is surrounded by lions.
I must lie down with man-eating lions.
Their teeth are spears and arrows.
Their tongues are sharp swords.
May you be honored above the heavens, O God.
Let your glory extend over the whole earth.

⌞My enemies⌟ spread out a net to catch me.
(My soul is bowed down.)
They dug a pit to trap me,
but then they fell into it. Selah
My heart is confident, O God.
My heart is confident.
I want to sing and make music.[c]
Wake up, my soul! [d]
Wake up, harp and lyre!
I want to wake up at dawn.
I want to give thanks to you among the people, O Lord.
I want to make music to praise you among the nations
10 because your mercy is as high as the heavens.
Your truth reaches the skies.

11 May you be honored above the heavens, O God.
Let your glory extend over the whole earth.

Footnotes

  1. 56:0 Unknown musical term.
  2. 57:0 Unknown musical term.
  3. 57:7 Verses 7–11 are virtually identical in wording to Psalm 108:1–5.
  4. 57:8 Or “my glory.”

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