1901 American Standard Version (ASV)

Psalms 56

1 David, praying to God in confidence of his Word, complaineth of his enemies. 9 He professeth his confidence in God's Word, and promiseth to praise him.

 56:1 ¶ [[For the Chief Musician; set to Jonath elem rehokim. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath.]] Be merciful unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up: All the day long he fighting oppresseth me.

 56:2 Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long; For they are many that fight proudly against me.

 56:3 What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee.

 56:4 In God (I will praise his word), In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; What can flesh do unto me?

 56:5 All the day long they wrest my words: All their thoughts are against me for evil.

 56:6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, They mark my steps, Even as they have waited for my soul.

 56:7 Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God.

 56:8 Thou numberest my wanderings: Put thou my tears into thy bottle; Are they not in thy book?

 56:9 Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call: This I know, that God is for me.

 56:10 In God (I will praise [his] word), In Jehovah (I will praise [his] word),

 56:11 In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; What can man do unto me?

 56:12 Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render thank-offerings unto thee.

 56:13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death: [Hast thou] not [delivered] my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living?