56
Supplication for Deliverance and Grateful Trust in God.
For the choir director; according to Jonath elem rehokim. A Mikhtam of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.
Be gracious to me, O God, for man has 1Atrampled upon me;
2Fighting all day long he Boppresses me.
My foes have 1Atrampled upon me all day long,
For 2they are many who Bfight proudly against me.
1When I am Aafraid,
2I will Bput my trust in You.
AIn God, whose word I praise,
In God I have put my trust;
I shall not be afraid.
BWhat can mere 1man do to me?
All day long they 1Adistort my words;
All their 2Bthoughts are against me for evil.
They 1Aattack, they lurk,
They Bwatch my 2steps,
As they have Cwaited to take my 3life.
Because of wickedness, 1Acast them forth,
In anger Bput down the peoples, O God!
You Ahave taken account of my wanderings;
Put my Btears in Your bottle.
Are they not in CYour book?
Then my enemies will Aturn back Bin the day when I call;
This I know, 1that CGod is for me.
10 In God, whose word I praise,
In the Lord, whose word I praise,
11 In God I have put my 1trust, I shall not be afraid.
What can man do to me?
12 Your Avows are binding upon me, O God;
I will render thank offerings to You.
13 For You have Adelivered my soul from death,
1Indeed Bmy feet from stumbling,
So that I may Cwalk before God
In the Dlight of the 2living.
56: Or The silent dove of those who are far off, or, The dove of the distant terebinths 56: Possibly Epigrammatic Poem, or Atonement Psalm ^ 56: 1 Sam 21:10, 11 1 56:1 Or snapped at A 56:1 Ps 57:3 2 56:1 Or A fighting man B 56:1 Ps 17:9 1 56:2 Or snapped at A 56:2 Ps 35:25; 57:3; 124:3 2 56:2 Or many are fighting B 56:2 Ps 35:1 1 56:3 Lit In the day A 56:3 Ps 55:4, 5 2 56:3 Or I am one who puts B 56:3 Ps 11:1 A 56:4 Ps 56:10, 11 B 56:4 Ps 118:6; Heb 13:6 1 56:4 Lit flesh 1 56:5 Or trouble my affairs A 56:5 2 Pet 3:16 2 56:5 Or purposes B 56:5 Ps 41:7 1 56:6 Or stir up strife A 56:6 Ps 59:3; 140:2; Is 54:15 B 56:6 Ps 17:11 2 56:6 Lit heels C 56:6 Ps 71:10 3 56:6 Lit soul 1 56:7 Or will they have escape? A 56:7 Ps 36:12; Prov 19:5; Ezek 17:15; Rom 2:3 B 56:7 Ps 55:23 A 56:8 Ps 139:3 B 56:8 2 Kin 20:5; Ps 39:12 C 56:8 Mal 3:16 A 56:9 Ps 9:3 B 56:9 Ps 102:2 1 56:9 Or because C 56:9 Ps 41:11; 118:6; Rom 8:31 1 56:11 Or trust without fear A 56:12 Ps 50:14 A 56:13 Ps 33:19; 49:15; 86:13 1 56:13 Or have You not delivered B 56:13 Ps 116:8 C 56:13 Ps 116:9 D 56:13 Job 33:30 2 56:13 Or life