The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Psalms 056
For the Chief Musician. To the tune of
“Silent Dove in Distant Lands.” A poem by
David, when the Philistines seized him in
Gath.
1 Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to
swallow me up.All day long, he attacks and oppresses
me.
2 My enemies want to swallow me up all
day long, for they are many who fight proudly
against me.
3 When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.
4 In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust.
I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
5 All day long they twist my words.
All their thoughts are against me for
evil.
6 They conspire and lurk, watching my steps.
They are eager to take my life.
7 Shall they escape by iniquity?
In anger cast down the peoples, God.
8 You count my wanderings. You put my tears into your container.
Aren’t they in your book?
9 Then my enemies shall turn back in the
day that I call. I know this: that God is for me.
10 In God, I will praise his word.
In Yahweh, I will praise his word.
11 I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me?
12 Your vows are on me, God. I will give thank offerings to you.
13 For you have delivered my soul from
death, and prevented my feet from falling,
that I may walk before God in the light
of the living.