PsalmsChapter 56

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¹For the music leader. To the tune of "A Dove on Distant Oaks." A miktam of David. He wrote it when the Philistines grabbed him in Gath.
God, be kind to me, for men are chasing me.
All day long they keep attacking.a ²My enemies chase me all day long.
Many proud people attack me. ³When I am afraid,
I put my trust in you. ⁴I praise God's word.
I trust in God. I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me? ⁵All day long they twist my words.
All they think about is how to ruin me. ⁶They plot together. They hide.
They watch my steps.
They wait for a chance to kill me. ⁷They sin like this. Will they get away?
God, in your anger, throw down the nations. ⁸You have kept track of all my wanderings.
Put my tears in your bottle.
Aren't they written in your book? ⁹On the day I cry for help, my enemies will turn back.
This is how I will know that God is on my side. ¹⁰In God, whose word I praise,
in the LORD, whose word I praise, ¹¹in God I trust. I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me? ¹²God, I must keep the promises I made to you.
I will bring you thank offerings. ¹³For you have saved my soul from death.
You have kept my feet from tripping,
so that I may walk before God in the light of life.