Psa 56-57 | 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;

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.
3 When I am afraid,
I ^fput my trust in you.
4 In God, whose word I praise,
in God I trust; ^gI shall not be afraid.
What can flesh do to me?
5 All day long they injure my cause; ^{▼▼Or they twist my words}
all their thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They ⁱstir up strife, they ^jlurk;
they ^kwatch my steps,
as they have waited for my life.
7 For their crime will they escape?
^lIn wrath ^mcast down the peoples, O God!
8 You have kept count of my tossings; ^{▼▼Or wanderings}
^oput my tears in your bottle.
^pAre they not in your book?
9 Then my enemies will turn back
^qin the day when I call.
This I know, that ^{▼▼Or because} ^sGod is for me.
10 In God, whose word I praise,
in the Lord, whose word I praise,
11 in God I trust; ^tI shall not be afraid.
What can man do to me?
12 I must perform my ^uvows to you, O God;
I will ^vrender thank offerings to you.
13 ^wFor you have delivered my soul from death,
yes, my feet from falling,
^xthat I may walk before God
^yin the light of life.

Psalms 57

Let Your Glory Be over All the Earth

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

1 ^adBe merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me,
for in you my soul ^aetakes refuge;
in ^afthe shadow of your wings I will take refuge,
^agtill the storms of destruction pass by.
2 I cry out to God Most High,
to God who ^ahfulfills his purpose for me.
3 ^aiHe will send from heaven and save me;
he will put to shame ^ajhim who tramples on me. Selah
^akGod will send out ^alhis steadfast love and his faithfulness!
4 My soul is in the midst of ^amlions;
I lie down amid fiery beasts—
the children of man, whose ^anteeth are spears and arrows,
whose ^aotongues are sharp swords.
5 ^apBe exalted, O God, above the heavens!
Let your glory be over all the earth!
6 They set ^aqa net for my steps;
my soul was ^arbowed down.
They ^asdug a pit in my way,
but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah
7 ^atMy heart is ^austeadfast, O God,
my heart is steadfast!
I will sing and make melody!
8 ^avAwake, ^awmy glory! ^{▼▼Or my whole being}
Awake, ^ayO harp and lyre!
I will awake the dawn!
9 I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to you among the nations.
10 For your ^azsteadfast love is great to the heavens,
your faithfulness to the clouds.
11 ^baBe exalted, O God, above the heavens!
Let your glory be over all the earth!

Psalms 56

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.

Psalms 57

Let Your Glory Be over All the Earth

To the choirmaster: according to zDo Not Destroy. A aaMiktam ▼▼Probably a musical or liturgical term of David, when he fled from Saul, in acthe cave.

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.

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