Psalm 56 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

A Prayer of Trust in God

(For the music leader. To the tune “A Silent Dove in the Distance.” A special psalm by David when the Philistines captured him in Gath.)

¹ Have pity, God Most High! My enemies chase me all day.

² Many of them are pursuing and attacking me,

³ but even when I am afraid, I keep on trusting you.

⁴ I praise your promises! I trust you and am not afraid. No one can harm me.

⁵ Enemies spend the whole day finding fault with me; all they think about is how to do me harm.

⁶ They attack from ambush, watching my every step and hoping to kill me.

⁷ They won't get away with these crimes, God, because when you get angry, you destroy people.

⁸ You have kept record of my days of wandering. You have stored my tears in your bottle and counted each of them.

⁹ When I pray, Lord God, my enemies will retreat, because I know for certain that you are with me.

¹⁰ I praise your promises!

¹¹ I trust you and am not afraid. No one can harm me.

¹² I will keep my promises to you, my God, and bring you gifts.

¹³ You protected me from death and kept me from stumbling, so that I would please you and follow the light that leads to life.