Psalms 56:1 (BSB)
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “A Dove on Distant Oaks.” A Miktam of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack.

Psalms 56:2 (BSB)
My enemies pursue me all day long, for many proudly assail me.

Psalms 56:3 (BSB)
When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.

Psalms 56:4 (BSB)
In God, whose word I praise—in God I trust. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

Psalms 56:5 (BSB)
All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are on my demise.

Psalms 56:6 (BSB)
They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.

Psalms 56:7 (BSB)
In spite of such sin, will they escape? In Your anger, O God, cast down the nations.

Psalms 56:8 (BSB)
You have taken account of my wanderings. Put my tears in Your bottle—are they not in Your book?

Psalms 56:9 (BSB)
Then my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help. By this I will know that God is on my side.

Psalms 56:10 (BSB)
In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise,

Psalms 56:11 (BSB)
in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

Psalms 56:12 (BSB)
Your vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank offerings to You.

Psalms 56:13 (BSB)
For You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
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