Psalms 56

Psalm 56

In God I Trust, I Shall Not Be Afraid

For the choir director. According to
Or The silent dove of those who are far off, The dove of the distant terebinths
Jonath Elem Rehokim. A
Possibly Epigrammatic Poem, Atonement Psalm
Mikhtam of David.
1 Sam 21:10, 11
When the Philistines seized him in Gath.

1Be gracious to me, O God, for man has
Or snapped at
trampled upon me;
All day long, an attacker oppresses me.
2My foes have
Or snapped at
trampled upon me all day long,
For many attack me proudly.
3
Lit In the day
When I am afraid,
Or I am one who puts
I will trust in You.
4In God, whose word I praise,
In God I trust;
I shall not be afraid.
What can mere
Lit flesh
man do to me?
5All day long they
Or trouble my affairs
distort my words;
All their
Or purposes
thoughts are against me for evil.
6They
Or stir up strife
attack, they lurk,
They watch my heels,
As they have hoped to take my
Lit soul
life.
7On account of their wickedness, will they have an escape?
In anger, bring down the peoples, O God!
8You have taken account of my wanderings;
Put my tears in Your bottle.
Are they not in Your book?
9Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call;
This I know,
Or because
that God is for me.
10In God, whose word I praise,
In Yahweh, whose word I praise,
11In God I
Or trust without fear
trust, I shall not be afraid.
What can man do to me?
12Your vows are binding upon me, O God;
I will
Lit pay
fulfill thank offerings to You.
13
Or Have You not delivered
For You have delivered my soul from death,
Indeed my feet from stumbling,
So that I may walk before God
In the light of the
Or life
living.
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