Psalm 56 · Gott, sei mir gnädig

1For the leader; on yonath elem reḥokim. Meaning of Heb. uncertain. Of David. A michtam; when the Philistines seized him in Gath.

2Have mercy on me, O God,for people persecute me;all day long my adversary oppresses me.

3My watchful foes persecute me all day long;many are my adversaries, O Exalted One.

4When I am afraid, I trust in You,

5in God, whose word I praise,in God I trust;I am not afraid;what can mortals do to me?

6All day long they cause me grief in my affairs, they plan only evil against me.

7They plot, they lie in ambush;they watch my every move, hoping for my death.

8Cast them out for their evil;subdue peoples in Your anger, O God.

9You keep count of my wanderings;put my tears into Your flask,into Your record.

10Then my enemies will retreat when I call on You;this I know, that God is for me.

11In God, whose word I praise,in GOD, whose word I praise,

12in God I trust;I am not afraid;what can mere humans do to me?

13I must pay my vows to You, O God;I will render thank offerings to You.

14For You have saved me from death,my foot from stumbling,that I may walk before God in the light of life.