Psalms 56
Superscription
לַמְנַצֵּחַ׀ עַל-יוֹנַת אֵלֶם רְחֹקִים לְדָוִד מִכְתָּם בֶּֽאֱחֹז אוֹתוֹ פְלִשְׁתִּים בְּגַֽת׃
To the chief Musician upon Jonath-elem-rechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath.
A plea for mercy against daily oppressors
חָנֵּנִי אֱלֹהִים כִּֽי-שְׁאָפַנִי אֱנוֹשׁ כָּל-הַיּוֹם לֹחֵם יִלְחָצֵֽנִי׃
Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
שָׁאֲפוּ שׁוֹרְרַי כָּל-הַיּוֹם כִּֽי-רַבִּים לֹחֲמִים לִי מָרֽוֹם׃
Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.
בֵּאלֹהִים אֲהַלֵּל דְּבָרוֹ בֵּאלֹהִים בָּטַחְתִּי לֹא אִירָא מַה-יַּעֲשֶׂה בָשָׂר לִֽי׃
In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
כָּל-הַיּוֹם דְּבָרַי יְעַצֵּבוּ עָלַי כָּל-מַחְשְׁבֹתָם לָרָֽע׃
Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
יָגוּרוּ׀ יִצְפּוֹנוּ הֵמָּה עֲקֵבַי יִשְׁמֹרוּ כַּאֲשֶׁר קִוּוּ נַפְשִֽׁי׃
They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
עַל-אָוֶן פַּלֶּט-לָמוֹ בְּאַף עַמִּים׀ הוֹרֵד אֱלֹהִֽים׃
Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.
Confidence that God keeps count of tears
נֹדִי סָפַרְתָּה אָתָּה שִׂימָה דִמְעָתִי בְנֹאדֶךָ הֲלֹא בְּסִפְרָתֶֽךָ׃
Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
אָז יָשׁוּבוּ אוֹיְבַי אָחוֹר בְּיוֹם אֶקְרָא זֶה-יָדַעְתִּי כִּֽי-אֱלֹהִים לִֽי׃
When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.
בֵּֽאלֹהִים אֲהַלֵּל דָּבָר בַּיהוָה אֲהַלֵּל דָּבָֽר׃
In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word.
בֵּֽאלֹהִים בָּטַחְתִּי לֹא אִירָא מַה-יַּעֲשֶׂה אָדָם לִֽי׃
In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
עָלַי אֱלֹהִים נְדָרֶיךָ אֲשַׁלֵּם תּוֹדֹת לָֽךְ׃
Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.
כִּי הִצַּלְתָּ נַפְשִׁי מִמָּוֶת הֲלֹא רַגְלַי מִדֶּחִי לְהִֽתְהַלֵּךְ לִפְנֵי אֱלֹהִים בְּאוֹר הַֽחַיִּֽים׃
For 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?