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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.

1BeH2603 graciousH2603 to me, GodH430, for a manH582 has 12trampledH7602 upon me; 3FightingH3898 allH3605 dayH3117 long he 4oppressesH3905 me.2My enemiesH7796 have 5trampledH7602 upon me allH3605 dayH3117 long, For 6they are manyH7227 who 7fightH3898 proudlyH4791 against me.38WhenH3117 I amH3372 9afraidH3372, 10I will 11putH982 my trustH982 in You.412In GodH430, whose wordH1697 I praiseH1984, In GodH430 I have putH982 my trustH982; I shall not beH3372 afraidH3372. 13WhatH4100 can mere 14mortalsH1320 doH6213 to me?5AllH3605 dayH3117 long they 15distortH6087 my wordsH1697; AllH3605 their 1617thoughtsH4284 are againstH5921 me for evilH7451.6They 1819attackH1481, they lurkH6845, They 20watchH8104 my 21stepsH6119, As they have 22waitedH6960 to take my 23lifeH5315.7BecauseH5921 of their wickednessH205, will there be an 24escapeH6405 for them? In angerH639 25make the peoplesH5971 fallH3381 downH3381, GodH430!

8You 26have takenH5608 accountH5608 of my 27miseriesH5112; PutH7760 my 28tearsH1832 in Your bottleH4997. Are they not in 29Your bookH5613?9ThenH227 my enemiesH340 will 30turnH7725 backH268 31on the dayH3117 when I callH7121; ThisH2088 I knowH3045, 32that 33GodH430 is for me.10In GodH430, whose wordH1697 I praiseH1984, In the LordH3068, whose wordH1697 I praiseH1984,11In GodH430 I have putH982 my 34trustH982, I shall not beH3372 afraidH3372. WhatH4100 can mankindH120 doH6213 to me?12Your 35vowsH5088 are binding upon me, GodH430; I will renderH7999 thanksgivingH8426 offeringsH8426 to You.13For You have 36savedH5337 my soulH5315 from deathH4194, 37IndeedH3808 38my feetH7272 from stumblingH1762, So that I may 39walkH1980 beforeH6440 GodH430 In the 40lightH216 of the 41livingH2416.

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

Commentaries on Psalms 56

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