Psalm 56

1. 1

   Have mercy on me, O God, for my enemies are hounding me; *
   all day long they assault and oppress me.

2. 2

   They hound me all the day long; *
   truly there are many who fight against me, O Most High.

3. 3

   Whenever I am afraid, *
   I will put my trust in you.

4. 4

   In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust and will not be afraid, *
   for what can flesh do to me?

5. 5

   All day long they damage my cause; *
   their only thought is to do me evil.

6. 6

   They band together; they lie in wait; *
   they spy upon my footsteps; because they seek my life.

7. 7

   Shall they escape despite their wickedness? *
   O God, in your anger, cast down the peoples.

8. 8

   You have noted my lamentation; put my tears into your bottle; *
   are they not recorded in your book?

9. 9

   Whenever I call upon you, my enemies will be put to flight; *
   this I know, for God is on my side.

10. 10

    In God the LORD, whose word I praise, in God I trust and will not be afraid, *
    for what can mortals do to me?

11. 11

    I am bound by the vow I made to you, O God; *
    I will present to you thank-offerings;

12. 12

    For you have rescued my soul from death and my feet from stumbling, *
    that I may walk before God in the light of the living.

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