New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 56:1-13

1 1 2 3BeH2603 graciousH2603 to me, GodH430, for a manH582 has 4 5trampledH7602 upon me; 6FightingH3898 allH3605 dayH3117 long he 7oppressesH3905 me.2My enemiesH7796 have 8trampledH7602 upon me allH3605 dayH3117 long, For 9they are manyH7227 who 10fightH3898 proudlyH4791 against me.3 11WhenH3117 I amH3372 12afraidH3372, 13I will 14putH982 my trustH982 in You.4 15In GodH430, whose wordH1697 I praiseH1984, In GodH430 I have putH982 my trustH982; I shall not beH3372 afraidH3372. 16WhatH4100 can mere 17mortalsH1320 doH6213 to me?5AllH3605 dayH3117 long they 18distortH6087 my wordsH1697; AllH3605 their 19 20thoughtsH4284 are againstH5921 me for evilH7451.6They 21 22attackH1481, they lurkH6845, They 23watchH8104 my 24stepsH6119, As they have 25waitedH6960 to take my 26lifeH5315.7BecauseH5921 of their wickednessH205, will there be an 27escapeH6405 for them? In angerH639 28make the peoplesH5971 fallH3381 downH3381, GodH430!

8You 29have takenH5608 accountH5608 of my 30miseriesH5112; PutH7760 my 31tearsH1832 in Your bottleH4997. Are they not in 32Your bookH5613?9ThenH227 my enemiesH340 will 33turnH7725 backH268 34on the dayH3117 when I callH7121; ThisH2088 I knowH3045, 35that 36GodH430 is for me.10In GodH430, whose wordH1697 I praiseH1984, In the LordH3068, whose wordH1697 I praiseH1984,11In GodH430 I have putH982 my 37trustH982, I shall not beH3372 afraidH3372. WhatH4100 can mankindH120 doH6213 to me?12Your 38vowsH5088 are binding upon me, GodH430; I will renderH7999 thanksgivingH8426 offeringsH8426 to You.13For You have 39savedH5337 my soulH5315 from deathH4194, 40IndeedH3808 41my feetH7272 from stumblingH1762, So that I may 42walkH1980 beforeH6440 GodH430 In the 43lightH216 of the 44livingH2416.

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

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