Psalms 56
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack.
1Unto the end, destroy not, for David, for an inscription of a title, when he fled from Saul into the cave. [1 Kings 24]
2My enemies pursue me all day long, for many proudly assail me.
2Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me: for my soul trusteth in thee. And in the shadow of thy wings will I hope, until iniquity pass away.
3When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.
3I will cry to God the most High; to God who hath done good to me.
4In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
4He hath sent from heaven and delivered me: he hath made them a reproach that trod upon me. God hath sent his mercy and his truth,
5All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are on my demise.
5And he hath delivered my soul from the midst of the young lions. I slept troubled. The sons of men, whose teeth are weapons and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
6They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.
6Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, and thy glory above all the earth.
7In spite of such sin, will they escape? In Your anger, O God, cast down the nations.
7They prepared a snare for my feet; and they bowed down my soul. They dug a pit before my face, and they are fallen into it.
8You have taken account of my wanderings. Put my tears in Your bottle— are they not in Your book?
8My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready: I will Sing, and rehearse a psalm.
9Then my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help. By this I will know that God is on my side.
9Arise, O my glory, arise psaltery and harp: I will arise early.
10In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise,
10I will give praise to thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing a psalm to thee among the nations.
11in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
11For thy mercy is magnified even to the heavens: and thy truth unto the clouds.
12Your vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank offerings to You.
12Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth.
13For 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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