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Psalm 56

Psalm 56:1-13

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Chapter 56
To the director, concerning "the dove of the distant terebinths," a michtam of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. 1 Be gracious to me, God, for man has swallowed me up; all day long he oppresses me. 2 Be gracious to me, O God, for man has panted after me all day. Many oppress me from on high. 3 When I am afraid, I trust in you. 4 In God I will praise his word. In God I have trusted—I will not fear. What can flesh do to me? 5 All day long their words distress me; all their thoughts are against me for evil. 6 They lie in wait; they watch my heels. They guard—as they have hoped—for my soul. 7 Bring them down on iniquity, God, in the anger of the peoples. They sojourn, they watch his steps, they themselves guard as when they waited for my nephesh. 8 You have counted my wandering; you put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book? 9 Then my enemies will turn back on the day I call. This I know: that God is for me. 10 In God I will praise his word; in the LORD I will praise his word. 11 In God I trust; I will not fear. What will man do to me? 12 In God are your vows, which I will fulfill; with thanks I will give to you. 13 For you have delivered my soul from death; will you not keep my feet from stumbling, to walk before God in the light of life?