Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 56

(1 Samuel 21:8–15)

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “A Dove on Distant Oaks.” A MiktamMiktam is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 16 and 56–60. of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.

1Be merciful to meחָנֵּ֣נִיcho.ne.niH2603,O Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588menאֱנ֑וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582are hounding meשְׁאָפַ֣נִיshe.'a.Fa.niH7602;allכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַ֝יּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117they pressיִלְחָצֵֽנִי׃yil.cha.Tze.niH3905their attackלֹחֵ֥םlo.ChemH3898.

2My enemiesשׁ֭וֹרְרַיShor.raiH8324pursue meH7602allH3605dayH3117long,forH3588manyרַבִּ֨יםra.BimH7227proudlyמָרֽוֹם׃ma.RomH4791assailH3898me.

3WhenH3117I am afraidאִירָ֑א'i.Ra'H3372,Iאֲ֝נִ֗י'a.NiH589put my trustאֶבְטָֽח׃'ev.TachH982in Youאֵלֶ֥יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413.

4In Godבֵּאלֹהִים֮be.lo.HimH430,whose wordדְּבָ֫ר֥וֹde.Va.RoH1697I praiseאֲהַלֵּ֪ל'a.ha.LelH1984—in Godבֵּאלֹהִ֣יםbe.lo.HimH430I trustH982.I will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808be afraidH3372.Whatמַה־mah-H4100can manבָשָׂ֣רva.SarH1320doיַּעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213to me?

5All day longכָּל־ הַ֭יּוֹםkol- Hai.yomH3605 H3117they twistיְעַצֵּ֑בוּye.'a.Tze.vuH6087my wordsH1697;allכָּל־kol-H3605their thoughtsמַחְשְׁבֹתָ֣םmach.she.vo.TamH4284areon myעָלַ֖י'a.LaiH5921demiseלָרָֽע׃la.Ra'H7451.

6They conspireיָג֤וּרוּ׀ya.Gu.ruH1481,they lurkיִצְפּ֗וֹנוּyitz.Po.nuH6845,theyהֵ֭מָּהHe.mahH1992watchיִשְׁמֹ֑רוּyish.Mo.ruH8104my stepsעֲקֵבַ֣י'a.ke.VaiH6119whileכַּ֝אֲשֶׁ֗רka.'a.SherH834they waitקִוּ֥וּki.VuH6960to take my lifeנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.

7In spite ofעַל־'al-H5921such sinאָ֥וֶן'A.venH205,will they escapeפַּלֶּט־pa.let-H6403?In Your angerבְּ֝אַ֗ףbe.'AfH639,O Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430,cast downהוֹרֵ֬דho.RedH3381the nationsעַמִּ֤ים׀'a.MimH5971.

8Youאָ֥תָּה'A.tahH859have taken accountסָפַ֪רְתָּ֫הsa.Far.TahH5608of my wanderingsנֹדִי֮no.DiH5112.Putשִׂ֣ימָהSi.mahH7760my tearsדִמְעָתִ֣יdim.'a.TiH1832in Your bottleבְנֹאדֶ֑ךָve.no.De.khaH4997— are theynotהֲ֝לֹ֗אha.Lo'H3808in Your bookבְּסִפְרָתֶֽךָ׃be.sif.ra.Te.khaH5612?

9Thenאָ֥֨ז'azH227my enemiesאוֹיְבַ֣י'oy.VaiH341will retreatיָ֘שׁ֤וּבוּ אָ֭חוֹרya.Shu.vu 'A.chorH7725 H268on the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117I cry for helpאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121.By thisזֶה־zeh-H2088I will knowיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430is on my side.

10In GodH430,whose wordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697I praiseאֲהַלֵּ֣ל'a.ha.LelH1984,in the LORDבַּ֝יהוָ֗הba.Yah.wehH3068,whose wordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697I praiseאֲהַלֵּ֥ל'a.ha.LelH1984,

11in GodH430I trustבָּ֭טַחְתִּיBa.tach.tiH982;I will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808be afraidאִירָ֑א'i.Ra'H3372.Whatמַה־mah-H4100can manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120doיַּעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213to me?

12Your vowsנְדָרֶ֑יךָne.da.Rei.khaH5088areupon meעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921,O GodH430;I will renderאֲשַׁלֵּ֖ם'a.sha.LemH7999thank offeringsתּוֹדֹ֣תto.DotH8426to You.

13Forכִּ֤יkiH3588You have deliveredהִצַּ֪לְתָּhi.Tzal.taH5337my soulנַפְשִׁ֡יnaf.ShiH5315from deathמִמָּוֶת֮ הֲלֹ֥אmi.ma.Vet ha.Lo'H4194 H3808,and my feetרַגְלַ֗יrag.LaiH7272from stumblingמִ֫דֶּ֥חִיmi.De.chiH1762,that I may walkלְ֭הִֽתְהַלֵּךְLe.hit.ha.lekhH1980beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440GodH430in the lightבְּ֝א֗וֹרbe.'orH216of lifeהַֽחַיִּֽים׃Ha.chai.YimH2416.

(1 Samuel 21:8–15)

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “A Dove on Distant Oaks.” A MiktamMiktam is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 16 and 56–60. of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.

Commentaries on Psalms 56