תהילים נ״וPsalms 56

For the leader; on yonath elem reḥokim. Meaning of Heb. uncertain. Of David. A michtam; when the Philistines seized him in Gath.

Have mercy on me, O God,
for people persecute me;
all day long my adversary oppresses me.

My watchful foes persecute me all day long;
many are my adversaries, O Exalted One.

When I am afraid, I trust in You,

in God, whose word I praise,
in God I trust;
I am not afraid;
what can mortals do to me?

All day long they cause me grief in my affairs,
they plan only evil against me.

They plot, they lie in ambush;
they watch my every move, hoping for my death.

Cast them out for their evil;
subdue peoples in Your anger, O God.

You keep count of my wanderings;
put my tears into Your flask,
into Your record.

Then my enemies will retreat when I call on You;
this I know, that God is for me.

In God, whose word I praise,
in GOD, whose word I praise,

in God I trust;
I am not afraid;
what can mere humans do to me?

I must pay my vows to You, O God;
I will render thank offerings to You.

For You have saved me from death,
my foot from stumbling,
that I may walk before God in the light of life.