New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 56

Pleading for Help and Grateful Trust in God.

For the music 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.

1BeH2603graciousH2603to me, Godאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430,for a manאֱנ֑וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582hastrampledשְׁאָפַ֣נִיshe.'a.Fa.niH7602upon me;Fightingלֹחֵ֥םlo.ChemH3898allכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַ֝יּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117long heoppressesיִלְחָצֵֽנִי׃yil.cha.Tze.niH3905me.

2My enemiesH7796havetrampledH7602upon me allH3605dayH3117long, Forthey are manyרַבִּ֨יםra.BimH7227whofightH3898proudlyמָרֽוֹם׃ma.RomH4791against me.

3WhenH3117I amH3372afraidH3372, I willputH982my trustאֶבְטָֽח׃'ev.TachH982in You.

4In Godבֵּאלֹהִים֮be.lo.HimH430,whose wordדְּבָ֫ר֥וֹde.Va.RoH1697I praiseאֲהַלֵּ֪ל'a.ha.LelH1984,In Godבֵּאלֹהִ֣יםbe.lo.HimH430I have putאֶבְטָֽח׃'ev.TachH982my trustבָּ֭טַחְתִּיBa.tach.tiH982;I shall not beאִירָ֑א'i.Ra'H3372afraidאִירָ֑א'i.Ra'H3372.Whatמַה־mah-H4100can meremortalsבָשָׂ֣רva.SarH1320doיַּעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213to me?

5Allכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַ֭יּוֹםHai.yomH3117long theydistortיְעַצֵּ֑בוּye.'a.Tze.vuH6087my wordsH1697;Allכָּל־kol-H3605theirthoughtsמַחְשְׁבֹתָ֣םmach.she.vo.TamH4284are againstעָלַ֖י'a.LaiH5921me for evilלָרָֽע׃la.Ra'H7451.

6Theyattackיָג֤וּרוּ׀ya.Gu.ruH1481,they lurkיִצְפּ֗וֹנוּyitz.Po.nuH6845, Theywatchיִשְׁמֹ֑רוּyish.Mo.ruH8104mystepsעֲקֵבַ֣י'a.ke.VaiH6119, As they havewaitedקִוּ֥וּki.VuH6960to take mylifeנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.

7Becauseעַל־'al-H5921of theirwickednessאָ֥וֶן'A.venH205, will there be anescapeH6405for them?In angerבְּ֝אַ֗ףbe.'AfH639make the peoplesעַמִּ֤ים׀'a.MimH5971fallH3381downהוֹרֵ֬דho.RedH3381,Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430!

8Youhave takenH5608accountH5608of mymiseriesנֹדִי֮no.DiH5112;Putשִׂ֣ימָהSi.mahH7760mytearsדִמְעָתִ֣יdim.'a.TiH1832in Your bottleבְנֹאדֶ֑ךָve.no.De.khaH4997. Are they not inYour bookH5613?

9Thenאָ֥֨ז'azH227my enemiesH340willturnיָ֘שׁ֤וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725backאָ֭חוֹר'A.chorH268on the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117when I callאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121;Thisזֶה־zeh-H2088I knowיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045, thatGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430is for me.

10In GodH430, whosewordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697I praiseאֲהַלֵּ֣ל'a.ha.LelH1984,In the Lordבַּ֝יהוָ֗הba.Yah.wehH3068, whosewordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697I praiseאֲהַלֵּ֥ל'a.ha.LelH1984,

11In GodH430I have putH982mytrustבָּ֭טַחְתִּיBa.tach.tiH982,I shall not beH3372afraidאִירָ֑א'i.Ra'H3372.Whatמַה־mah-H4100can mankindאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120doיַּעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213to me?

12Yourvowsנְדָרֶ֑יךָne.da.Rei.khaH5088are bindingupon me, GodH430;I will renderאֲשַׁלֵּ֖ם'a.sha.LemH7999thanksgivingH8426offeringsH8426to You.

13For You havesavedהִצַּ֪לְתָּhi.Tzal.taH5337my soulנַפְשִׁ֡יnaf.ShiH5315from deathמִמָּוֶת֮mi.ma.VetH4194,Indeedהֲלֹ֥אha.Lo'H3808my feetרַגְלַ֗יrag.LaiH7272from stumblingמִ֫דֶּ֥חִיmi.De.chiH1762, So that I maywalkלְ֭הִֽתְהַלֵּךְLe.hit.ha.lekhH1980beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440GodH430In thelightבְּ֝א֗וֹרbe.'orH216of thelivingהַֽחַיִּֽים׃Ha.chai.YimH2416.

Pleading for Help and Grateful Trust in God.

For the music 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.

Commentaries on Psalms 56