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Psalm 56

1Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack.
1Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up. All day long, he attacks and oppresses me.
2My enemies pursue me all day long, for many proudly assail me.
2My enemies want to swallow me up all day long, for they are many who fight proudly against me.
3When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.
3When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.
4In God, whose word I praise—in God I trust. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
4In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
5All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are on my demise.
5All day long they twist my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil.
6They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.
6They conspire and lurk, watching my steps. They are eager to take my life.
7In spite of such sin, will they escape? In Your anger, O God, cast down the nations.
7Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, God.
8You have taken account of my wanderings. Put my tears in Your bottle—are they not in Your book?
8You count my wanderings. You put my tears into your container. Aren’t they in your book?
9Then my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help. By this I will know that God is on my side.
9Then my enemies shall turn back in the day that I call. I know this: that God is for me.
10In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise,
10In God, I will praise his word. In the LORD, I will praise his word.
11in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
11I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
12Your vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank offerings to You.
12Your vows are on me, God. I will give thank offerings to you.
13For You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
13For 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.