<h3>Psalm 56 </h3><h3>For the director of music. To the tune of “A Dove on Distant Oaks.” Of David. A miktam. When the Philistines had seized him in Gath.</h3>56 <poetry>Be merciful to me, my God, <indent>for my enemies are in hot pursuit; </indent> <indent>all day long they press their attack. </indent> </poetry> 2 <poetry>My adversaries pursue me all day long; <indent>in their pride many are attacking me. </indent></poetry> 3 <poetry>When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. </poetry> 4 <poetry>    In God, whose word I praise— </indent> in God I trust and am not afraid. <indent>What can mere mortals do to me? </indent></poetry> 5 <poetry>All day long they twist my words; <indent>all their schemes are for my ruin.</indent> </poetry> 6 <poetry>They conspire, they lurk, <indent>they watch my steps, </indent> <indent>hoping to take my life. </indent> </poetry> 7 <poetry>Because of their wickedness do not let them escape; <indent>in your anger, God, bring the nations down. </indent></poetry> 8 <poetry>Record my misery; <indent>list my tears on your scroll —</indent> <indent>are they not in your record? </indent> </poetry> 9 <poetry>Then my enemies will turn back <indent>when I call for help. </indent> <indent>By this I will know that God is for me. </indent></poetry> 10 <poetry>In God, whose word I praise, <indent>in the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, whose word I praise—</indent> </poetry> 11 <poetry>in God I trust and am not afraid. <indent>What can man do to me?</indent></poetry> 12 <poetry>I am under vows to you, my God; <indent>I will present my thank offerings to you.</indent> </poetry> 13 <poetry>For you have delivered me from death <indent>and my feet from stumbling,</indent> that I may walk before God <indent>in the light of life. </indent></poetry>

Psalm 56:1

For the director of music. To the tune of “A Dove on Distant Oaks.” Of David. A miktam.<ft>1</ft> When the Philistines had seized him in Gath.

Be merciful to me,<cr>1</cr> my God, <indent>for my enemies are in hot pursuit;<cr>2</cr> </indent> <indent>all day long they press their attack.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

My adversaries pursue me all day long;<cr>1</cr> <indent>in their pride many are attacking me.<cr>2</cr> </indent><pb/>

Psalm 56:2

When I am afraid,<cr>1</cr> I put my trust in you.<cr>2</cr>

Psalm 56:3

In God, whose word I praise—<cr>1</cr> </indent> in God I trust and am not afraid.<cr>2</cr> <indent>What can mere mortals do to me?<cr>3</cr> </indent><pb/>

Psalm 56:4

All day long they twist my words;<cr>1</cr> <indent>all their schemes are for my ruin.</indent>

Psalm 56:5

They conspire,<cr>1</cr> they lurk, <indent>they watch my steps,<cr>2</cr> </indent> <indent>hoping to take my life.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Psalm 56:6

Because of their wickedness do not<ft>1</ft> let them escape;<cr>1</cr> <indent>in your anger, God, bring the nations down.<cr>2</cr> </indent><pb/>

Psalm 56:7

Record my misery; <indent>list my tears on your scroll<ft>1</ft><cr>1</cr> —</indent> <indent>are they not in your record?<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Psalm 56:8

Then my enemies will turn back<cr>1</cr> <indent>when I call for help.<cr>2</cr> </indent> <indent>By this I will know that God is for me.<cr>3</cr> </indent><pb/>

Psalm 56:9

In God, whose word I praise, <indent>in the <smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, whose word I praise—</indent>

Psalm 56:10

in God I trust and am not afraid. <indent>What can man do to me?</indent><pb/>

Psalm 56:11

I am under vows<cr>1</cr> to you, my God; <indent>I will present my thank offerings to you.</indent>

Psalm 56:12

For you have delivered me from death<cr>1</cr> <indent>and my feet from stumbling,</indent> that I may walk before God <indent>in the light of life.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Psalm 56:13

 1 Be merciful to me,   my God, for my enemies are in hot pursuit;   all day long they press their attack.    2 My adversaries pursue me all day long;   in their pride many are attacking me.    3 When I am afraid,   I put my trust in you.    4     In God, whose word I praise—   in God I trust and am not afraid.   What can mere mortals do to me?    5 All day long they twist my words;   all their schemes are for my ruin.  6 They conspire,   they lurk, they watch my steps,   hoping to take my life.    7 Because of their wickedness do not  let them escape;   in your anger, God, bring the nations down.    8 Record my misery; list my tears on your scroll   — are they not in your record?    9 Then my enemies will turn back   when I call for help.   By this I will know that God is for me.    10 In God, whose word I praise, in the Lord, whose word I praise—  11 in God I trust and am not afraid. What can man do to me?  12 I am under vows   to you, my God; I will present my thank offerings to you.  13 For you have delivered me from death   and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.  

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