Psa 56:1-2, 57:1, 69:13-16, Luk 18:11-13 | ESV | STEP | To the choirmaster : according to The Dove on Far-off Terebinths . A Miktam of David , when the Philistines seized him in Gath . Be gracious to me, O God , for man tramples on me; all day long an attacker oppresses me;

Psalms 56:1-2

In God I Trust

To the choirmaster: according to The Dove on Far-off Terebinths. A ^aMiktam ^{▼▼Probably a musical or liturgical term} of David, when the ^cPhilistines seized him in Gath.

1 ^dBe gracious to me, O God, for man ^etramples on me;
all day long an attacker oppresses me;
2 my enemies trample on me all day long,
for many attack me proudly.

Psalms 57:1

Let Your Glory Be over All the Earth

To the choirmaster: according to ^fDo Not Destroy. A ^gMiktam ^{▼▼Probably a musical or liturgical term} of David, when he fled from Saul, in ⁱthe cave.

1 ^jBe merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me,
for in you my soul ^ktakes refuge;
in ^lthe shadow of your wings I will take refuge,
^mtill the storms of destruction pass by.

Psalms 69:13-16

13 But as for me, my ⁿprayer is to you, O Lord.
At ^oan acceptable time, O God,
in the abundance of your steadfast love answer me in your saving faithfulness.
14 Deliver me
from sinking in ^pthe mire;
^qlet me be delivered from my enemies
and from ^rthe deep waters.
15 Let not the flood sweep over me,
or the deep swallow me up,
or ^sthe pit close ^tits mouth over me.
16 Answer me, O Lord, for your ^usteadfast love is good;
according to your abundant ^vmercy, ^wturn to me.

Luke 18:11-13

11 The Pharisee, ^xstanding by himself, prayed ^{▼▼Or standing, prayed to himself} ^zthus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12 ^aaI fast twice a week; ^abI give tithes of all that I get.’ 13 But the tax collector, ^acstanding far off, ^adwould not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but ^aebeat his breast, saying, ‘God, ^afbe merciful to me, a sinner!’