Psalms 56
Theme: Trusting in God’s care in the midst of fear. When all seems dark, one truth still shines bright: When God is for us, those against us will never succeed.
To the chief Musician upon Jonath-elem-rechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath.
1Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me. +
2Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.
3What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. +
4In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. +
5Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil. +
6They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul. +
7Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God. +
8Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book? +
9When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me. +
10In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word.
11In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
12Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee. +
13For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living? +