New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 56:1-5

1 1 2 3Be graciousH2603 to me, O GodH430, for manH582 has 4 5trampledH7602 upon me; 6FightingH3898 allH3605 dayH3117 long he 7oppressesH3905 me.2My foesH7796 have 8 9trampledH7602 upon me allH3605 dayH3117 long, For 10they are manyH7227 who 11fightH3898 proudlyH4791 against me.3 12WhenH3117 I am 13afraidH3372, 14I will 15putH982 my trustH982 in You.4 16In GodH430, whose wordH1697 I praiseH1984, In GodH430 I have putH982 my trustH982; I shall not be afraidH3372. 17WhatH4100 can mere 18manH1320 doH6213 to me?5AllH3605 dayH3117 long they 19 20distortH6087 my wordsH1697; AllH3605 their 21 22thoughtsH4284 are againstH5921 me for evilH7451.

Notes

1. Psalms 56:1 Or The silent dove of those who are far off, or, The dove of the distant terebinths ↩
2. Psalms 56:1 Possibly Epigrammatic Poem, or Atonement Psalm ↩
3. Psalms 56:1 1 Sam 21:10, 11 ↩
4. Psalms 56:1 Or snapped at ↩
5. Psalms 56:1 Ps 57:3 ↩
6. Psalms 56:1 Or A fighting man ↩
7. Psalms 56:1 Ps 17:9 ↩
8. Psalms 56:2 Or snapped at ↩
9. Psalms 56:2 Ps 35:25; 57:3; 124:3 ↩
10. Psalms 56:2 Or many are fighting ↩
11. Psalms 56:2 Ps 35:1 ↩
12. Psalms 56:3 Lit In the day ↩
13. Psalms 56:3 Ps 55:4, 5 ↩
14. Psalms 56:3 Or I am one who puts ↩
15. Psalms 56:3 Ps 11:1 ↩
16. Psalms 56:4 Ps 56:10, 11 ↩
17. Psalms 56:4 Ps 118:6; Heb 13:6 ↩
18. Psalms 56:4 Lit flesh ↩
19. Psalms 56:5 Or trouble my affairs ↩
20. Psalms 56:5 2 Pet 3:16 ↩
21. Psalms 56:5 Or purposes ↩
22. Psalms 56:5 Ps 41:7 ↩