Psalms 56
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Berean Standard Bible
1Unto the end, destroy not, for David, for an inscription of a title, when he fled from Saul into the cave. [1 Kings 24]
1Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack.
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.
2My enemies pursue me all day long, for many proudly assail me.
3I will cry to God the most High; to God who hath done good to me.
3When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.
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,
4In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
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.
5All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are on my demise.
6Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, and thy glory above all the earth.
6They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.
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.
7In spite of such sin, will they escape? In Your anger, O God, cast down the nations.
8My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready: I will Sing, and rehearse a psalm.
8You have taken account of my wanderings. Put my tears in Your bottle— are they not in Your book?
9Arise, O my glory, arise psaltery and harp: I will arise early.
9Then my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help. By this I will know that God is on my side.
10I will give praise to thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing a psalm to thee among the nations.
10In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise,
11For thy mercy is magnified even to the heavens: and thy truth unto the clouds.
11in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
12Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth.
12Your vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank offerings to You.
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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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