Psalm 56
A Prayer of
Trust |
| To the chief Musician upon
Jonath-e'lem-recho'kim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines
took him in Gath. 1.1--0.1 ; 0.21 ; 3.15 |
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Be merciful unto me, O God:
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| for man would swallow me up; |
| he fighting daily oppresseth
me. |
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Mine enemies would daily swallow me up:
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| for they be many that fight against me, O
thou Most
High. |
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What time I am afraid,
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In God I will praise his word,
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| in God I have put my trust; |
| I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
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Every day they wrest my words:
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| all their thoughts are against me for
evil. |
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They gather themselves together,
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| they hide themselves, |
| they mark my steps, |
| when they wait for my
soul. |
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Shall they escape by iniquity?
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| In thine anger cast down the people, O God.
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Thou tellest my wanderings:
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| put thou my tears into thy bottle: |
| are they not in thy
book? |
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When I cry unto thee,
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| then shall mine enemies turn back: |
| this I know; for God is for
me. |
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In God will I praise his word:
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| in the LORD will I praise his word. |
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In God have I put my trust:
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| I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
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Thy vows are upon me, O God:
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| I will render praises unto
thee. |
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| 13 |
For thou hast delivered my soul from
death:
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| wilt not thou deliver my feet from
falling, |
| that I may walk before God in the light of the
living? |
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