May the foot of pride never tread on me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
Psalm 56:7 - Tree of Life Version They stir up strife; they lie hidden. They mark my steps, eager to take my soul. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Shall they escape by iniquity? In thine anger cast down the people, O God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They think to escape with iniquity, and shall they? In Your indignation bring down the peoples, O God. American Standard Version (1901) Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God. Common English Bible Don’t rescue them for any reason! In wrath bring down the people, God! Catholic Public Domain Version They prepared a snare for my feet, and they bowed down my soul. They dug a pit before my face, yet they have fallen into it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They prepared a snare for my feet; and they bowed down my soul. They dug a pit before my face, and they are fallen into it. |
May the foot of pride never tread on me, nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.
Why should I fear in evil days? when the iniquity of my deceivers surrounds me?
Together we enjoyed great fellowship. We used to walk with the throng in the House of God.
Cast your burden on Adonai, and He will sustain you. He will never let the righteous be shaken.
For behold, they lie in wait for me. Defiant men stir up strife against me— not for my transgression or sin, Adonai.
No one has authority over the wind to restrain it, nor authority over the day of death. As no one is discharged during a battle, so wickedness cannot rescue its master.
“Because you have said, ‘We cut a covenant with death, we made a pact with Sheol, so when the overflowing scourge passes through, it won’t come for us, for we have made lies our refuge, and hid ourselves in falsehood’—
Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge You and on the families that do not call on Your Name. For they have devoured Jacob, devoured and consumed him, and destroyed his homeland.
and then come and stand before Me in this house that bears My Name, saying, ‘We are saved!’—so that you may keep doing all these abominations?
With eyes too pure to see evil You cannot look at such trouble! Why do You look at the treacherous? Why do You remain silent when a wicked one swallows up those more righteous than him?