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New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 56

Supplication for Deliverance and Grateful Trust in God.

For the choir director; according to Or The silent dove of those who are far off, or, The dove of the distant terebinthsJonath elem rehokim. A Possibly Epigrammatic Poem, or Atonement PsalmMikhtam of David, 1 Sam 21:10, 11when the Philistines seized him in Gath.

1Be graciousH2603 to me, O GodH430, for manH582 has 12trampledH7602 upon me; 3FightingH3898 allH3605 dayH3117 long he 4oppressesH3905 me.2My foesH7796 have 56trampledH7602 upon me allH3605 dayH3117 long, For 7they are manyH7227 who 8fightH3898 proudlyH4791 against me.39WhenH3117 I am 10afraidH3372, 11I will 12putH982 my trustH982 in You.413In GodH430, whose wordH1697 I praiseH1984, In GodH430 I have putH982 my trustH982; I shall not be afraidH3372. 14WhatH4100 can mere 15manH1320 doH6213 to me?5AllH3605 dayH3117 long they 1617distortH6087 my wordsH1697; AllH3605 their 1819thoughtsH4284 are againstH5921 me for evilH7451.6They 2021attackH1481, they lurkH6845, They 22watchH8104 my 23stepsH6119, As they have 24waitedH6960 to take my 25lifeH5315.7BecauseH5921 of wickednessH205, 2627castH6405 them forthH6405, In angerH639 28putH3381 downH3381 the peoplesH5971, O GodH430!

8You 29have takenH5608 accountH5608 of my wanderingsH5112; PutH7760 my 30tearsH1832 in Your bottleH4997. Are they not in 31Your bookH5613?9ThenH227 my enemiesH340 will 32turnH7725 backH268 33in the dayH3117 when I callH7121; ThisH2088 I knowH3045, 34that 35GodH430 is for me.10In GodH430, whose wordH1697 I praiseH1984, In the LordH3068, whose wordH1697 I praiseH1984,11In GodH430 I have putH982 my 36trustH982, I shall not be afraidH3372. WhatH4100 can manH120 doH6213 to me?12Your 37vowsH5088 are binding upon me, O GodH430; I will renderH7999 thankH8426 offeringsH8426 to You.13For You have 38deliveredH5337 my soulH5315 from deathH4194, 39IndeedH3808 40my feetH7272 from stumblingH1762, So that I may 41walkH1980 beforeH6440 GodH430 In the 42lightH216 of the 43livingH2416.

Notes

  1. 1. Psalms 56:1 Or snapped at ↩
  2. 2. Psalms 56:1 Ps 57:3 ↩
  3. 3. Psalms 56:1 Or A fighting man ↩
  4. 4. Psalms 56:1 Ps 17:9 ↩
  5. 5. Psalms 56:2 Or snapped at ↩
  6. 6. Psalms 56:2 Ps 35:25; 57:3; 124:3 ↩
  7. 7. Psalms 56:2 Or many are fighting ↩
  8. 8. Psalms 56:2 Ps 35:1 ↩
  9. 9. Psalms 56:3 Lit In the day ↩
  10. 10. Psalms 56:3 Ps 55:4, 5 ↩
  11. 11. Psalms 56:3 Or I am one who puts ↩
  12. 12. Psalms 56:3 Ps 11:1 ↩
  13. 13. Psalms 56:4 Ps 56:10, 11 ↩
  14. 14. Psalms 56:4 Ps 118:6; Heb 13:6 ↩
  15. 15. Psalms 56:4 Lit flesh ↩
  16. 16. Psalms 56:5 Or trouble my affairs ↩
  17. 17. Psalms 56:5 2 Pet 3:16 ↩
  18. 18. Psalms 56:5 Or purposes ↩
  19. 19. Psalms 56:5 Ps 41:7 ↩
  20. 20. Psalms 56:6 Or stir up strife ↩
  21. 21. Psalms 56:6 Ps 59:3; 140:2; Is 54:15 ↩
  22. 22. Psalms 56:6 Ps 17:11 ↩
  23. 23. Psalms 56:6 Lit heels ↩
  24. 24. Psalms 56:6 Ps 71:10 ↩
  25. 25. Psalms 56:6 Lit soul ↩
  26. 26. Psalms 56:7 Or will they have escape? ↩
  27. 27. Psalms 56:7 Ps 36:12; Prov 19:5; Ezek 17:15; Rom 2:3 ↩
  28. 28. Psalms 56:7 Ps 55:23 ↩
  29. 29. Psalms 56:8 Ps 139:3 ↩
  30. 30. Psalms 56:8 2 Kin 20:5; Ps 39:12 ↩
  31. 31. Psalms 56:8 Mal 3:16 ↩
  32. 32. Psalms 56:9 Ps 9:3 ↩
  33. 33. Psalms 56:9 Ps 102:2 ↩
  34. 34. Psalms 56:9 Or because ↩
  35. 35. Psalms 56:9 Ps 41:11; 118:6; Rom 8:31 ↩
  36. 36. Psalms 56:11 Or trust without fear ↩
  37. 37. Psalms 56:12 Ps 50:14 ↩
  38. 38. Psalms 56:13 Ps 33:19; 49:15; 86:13 ↩
  39. 39. Psalms 56:13 Or have You not delivered ↩
  40. 40. Psalms 56:13 Ps 116:8 ↩
  41. 41. Psalms 56:13 Ps 116:9 ↩
  42. 42. Psalms 56:13 Job 33:30 ↩
  43. 43. Psalms 56:13 Or life ↩

Commentaries on Psalms 56

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