Psalm 56 - American Standard Version 2015

¹ {\b For the Chief Musician; set to Jonath elem rehokim. {\i A Psalm} of David. Michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath.}\par\par\tab Be merciful unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up:\par\tab All the day long he fighting oppresseth me.

² Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long;\par\tab For they are many that fight proudly against me.

³ What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee.

⁴ In God (I will praise his word),\par\tab In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid;\par\tab What can flesh do unto me?

⁵ All the day long they wrest my words:\par\tab All their thoughts are against me for evil.

⁶ They gather themselves together, they hide themselves,\par\tab They mark my steps,\par\tab Even as they have waited for my soul.

⁷ Shall they escape by iniquity?\par\tab In anger cast down the peoples, O God.

⁸ Thou numberest my wanderings:\par\tab Put thou my tears into thy bottle;\par\tab Are they not in thy book?

⁹ Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call:\par\tab This I know, that God is for me.

¹⁰ In God (I will praise {\i his} word),\par\tab In Jehovah (I will praise {\i his} word),

¹¹ In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid;\par\tab What can man do unto me?

¹² Thy vows are upon me, O God:\par\tab I will render thank-offerings unto thee.

¹³ For thou hast delivered my soul from death:\par\tab {\i Hast thou} not {\i delivered} my feet from falling,\par\tab That I may walk before God\par\tab In the light of the living?\par