Psalm 56 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

In God I Trust

Psa 56:1To the choirmaster: according to The Dove on Far-off Terebinths. A Miktam[fn] 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;

Psa 56:2

Psa 56:2my enemies trample on me all day long,
for many attack me proudly.

Psa 56:3

Psa 56:3When I am afraid,
I put my trust in you.

Psa 56:4

Psa 56:4In God, whose word I praise,
in God I trust; I shall not be afraid.
What can flesh do to me?

Psa 56:5

Psa 56:5All day long they injure my cause;[fn]
all their thoughts are against me for evil.

Psa 56:6

Psa 56:6They stir up strife, they lurk;
they watch my steps,
as they have waited for my life.

Psa 56:7

Psa 56:7For their crime will they escape?
In wrath cast down the peoples, O God!

Psa 56:8

Psa 56:8You have kept count of my tossings;[fn]
put my tears in your bottle.
Are they not in your book?

Psa 56:9

Psa 56:9Then my enemies will turn back
in the day when I call.
This I know, that[fn] God is for me.

Psa 56:10

Psa 56:10In God, whose word I praise,
in the LORD, whose word I praise,

Psa 56:11

Psa 56:11in God I trust; I shall not be afraid.
What can man do to me?

Psa 56:12

Psa 56:12I must perform my vows to you, O God;
I will render thank offerings to you.

Psa 56:13

Psa 56:13For you have delivered my soul from death,
yes, my feet from falling,
that I may walk before God
in the light of life.

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ESV Footnotes

(56:1)

Probably a musical or liturgical term

(56:5)

Or they twist my words

(56:8)

Or wanderings

(56:9)

Or because

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Psalm 56 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

In God I Trust

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