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World English Bible Classic

For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Silent Dove in Distant Lands.” A poem by David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.

[1] Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up.
All day long, he attacks and oppresses me.
[2] My enemies want to swallow me up all day long,
for they are many who fight proudly against me.
[3] When I am afraid,
I will put my trust in you.
[4] In God, I praise his word.
In God, I put my trust.
I will not be afraid.
What can flesh do to me?
[5] All day long they twist my words.
All their thoughts are against me for evil.
[6] They conspire and lurk,
watching my steps.
They are eager to take my life.
[7] Shall they escape by iniquity?
In anger cast down the peoples, God.
[8] You count my wanderings.
You put my tears into your container.
Aren’t they in your book?
[9] Then my enemies shall turn back in the day that I call.
I know this: that God is for me.
[10] In God, I will praise his word.
In Yahweh, I will praise his word.
[11] I have put my trust in God.
I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me?
[12] Your vows are on me, God.
I will give thank offerings to you.
[13] For you have delivered my soul from death,
and prevented my feet from falling,
that I may walk before God in the light of the living.
King James Version

To the chief Musician H5329 upon Jonath-elem-rechokim, H3128 Michtam H4387 of David, H1732 when the Philistines H6430 took H270 him in Gath. H1661

[1] Be merciful H2603 unto me, O God: H430 for H3588 man H582 would swallow me up; H7602
He fighting H3898 daily H3117 oppresseth H3905 me.
[2] Mine enemies H8324§ would daily H3117 swallow H7602 me up:
For they be many H7227 that fight H3898 against me, O thou most High. H4791
[3] What time H3117 I am afraid, H3372
I will trust H982 in thee.
[4] In God H430 I will praise H1984 his word, H1697
In God H430 I have put my trust; H982 I will H3372 not H3808 fear H3372 what H4100 flesh H1320 can do H6213 unto me.
[5] Every H3605 day H3117 they wrest H6087 my words: H1697
All H3605 their thoughts H4284 are against me for evil. H7451
[6] They gather themselves together, H1481 they hide H6845 H6845 themselves,
They mark H8104 my steps, H6119 when they wait H6960 for my soul. H5315
[7] Shall they escape H6405 by iniquity? H205
In thine anger H639 cast down H3381 the people, H5971 O God. H430
[8] Thou tellest H5608 my wanderings: H5112 Put H7760 thou my tears H1832 into thy bottle: H4997
Are they not in thy book? H5612
[9] When H3117 I cry H7121 unto thee, then shall mine enemies H341 turn H7725 back: H268
This H2088 I know; H3045 for H3588 God H430 is for me.
[10] In God H430 will I praise H1984 his word: H1697
In the Lord H3068 will I praise H1984 his word. H1697
[11] In God H430 have I put my trust: H982
I will H3372 not H3808 be afraid H3372 what H4100 man H120 can do H6213 unto me.
[12] Thy vows H5088 are upon me, O God: H430
I will render H7999 praises H8426 unto thee.
[13] For H3588 thou hast delivered H5337 my soul H5315 from death: H4194 wilt not thou deliver my feet H7272 from falling, H1762
That I may walk H1980 before H6440 God H430 in the light H216 of the living? H2416

Footnotes

  1. § 56:2 Heb. mine observers
Septuaginta
[1] ‡Εἰς G1519 τὸ G3588 τέλος, G5056 ὑπὲρ G5228 τοῦ G3588 λαοῦ G2992 τοῦ G3588 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 ἁγίων G40 μεμακρυμμένου· τῷ G3588 Δαυιδ G1138 εἰς G1519 στηλογραφίαν, ὁπότε G3698 ἐκράτησαν G2902 αὐτὸν G846 οἱ G3588 ἀλλόφυλοι G246 ἐν G1722 Γεθ. Ἐλέησόν G1653 με, G3165 κύριε, G2962 ὅτι G3754 κατεπάτησέν G2662 με G3165 ἄνθρωπος, G444 ὅλην G3650 τὴν G3588 ἡμέραν G2250 πολεμῶν G4170 ἔθλιψέν G2346 με. G3165 [2] ‡Κατεπάτησάν G2662 με G3165 οἱ G3588 ἐχθροί G2190 μου G3450 ὅλην G3650 τὴν G3588 ἡμέραν, G2250 ὅτι G3754 πολλοὶ G4183 οἱ G3588 πολεμοῦντές G4170 με G3165 ἀπὸ G575 ὕψους. G5311 [3] ‡Ἡμέρας G2250 φοβηθήσομαι, G5399 ἐγὼ G1473 δὲ G1161 ἐπὶ G1909 σοὶ G4671 ἐλπιῶ. G1679 [4] ‡Ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 θεῷ G2316 ἐπαινέσω G1867 τοὺς G3588 λόγους G3056 μου G3450 ὅλην G3650 τὴν G3588 ἡμέραν. G2250 Ἐπὶ G1909 τῷ G3588 θεῷ G2316 ἤλπισα, G1679 οὐ G3756 φοβηθήσομαι· G5399 τί G5101 ποιήσει G4160 μοι G3427 σάρξ; G4561 [5] ‡Ὅλην G3650 τὴν G3588 ἡμέραν G2250 τοὺς G3588 λόγους G3056 μου G3450 ἐβδελύσσοντο, G948 κατ’ G2596 ἐμοῦ G1699 πάντες G3956 οἱ G3588 διαλογισμοὶ G1261 αὐτῶν G846 εἰς G1519 κακόν. G2556 [6] ‡Παροικήσουσιν G3939 καὶ G2532 κατακρύψουσιν· αὐτοὶ G846 τὴν G3588 πτέρναν G4418 μου G3450 φυλάξουσιν, G5442 καθάπερ G2509 ὑπέμειναν G5278 τὴν G3588 ψυχήν G5590 μου. G3450 [7] ‡Ὑπὲρ G5228 τοῦ G3588 μηθενὸς G3367 σώσεις G4982 αὐτούς, G846 ἐν G1722 ὀργῇ G3709 λαοὺς G2992 κατάξεις, G2609 ὁ G3588 θεός. G2316 [8] ‡Τὴν G3588 ζωήν G2222 μου G3450 ἐξήγγειλά G1804 σοι, G4671 ἔθου G5087 τὰ G3588 δάκρυά μου G3450 ἐνώπιόν G1799 σου G4675 ὡς G5613 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ἐπαγγελίᾳ G1860 σου. G4675 [9] ‡Ἐπιστρέψουσιν G1994 οἱ G3588 ἐχθροί G2190 μου G3450 εἰς G1519 τὰ G3588 ὀπίσω, G3694 ἐν G1722 ᾗ G3739 ἂν G302 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 ἐπικαλέσωμαί G1941 σε· G4571 ἰδοὺ G2400 ἔγνων G1097 ὅτι G3754 θεός G2316 μου G3450 εἶ G1488 σύ. G4771 [10] ‡Ἐπὶ G1909 τῷ G3588 θεῷ G2316 αἰνέσω G134 ῥῆμα, G4487 ἐπὶ G1909 τῷ G3588 κυρίῳ G2962 αἰνέσω G134 λόγον. G3056 [11] ‡Ἐπὶ G1909 τῷ G3588 θεῷ G2316 ἤλπισα, G1679 οὐ G3756 φοβηθήσομαι· G5399 τί G5101 ποιήσει G4160 μοι G3427 ἄνθρωπος; G444 [12] ‡Ἐν G1722 ἐμοί, G1698 ὁ G3588 θεός, G2316 αἱ G3588 εὐχαὶ G2171 ἃς G3739 ἀποδώσω G591 αἰνέσεώς G133 σοι, G4671 [13] ‡ὅτι G3754 ἐρρύσω G4506 τὴν G3588 ψυχήν G5590 μου G3450 ἐκ G1537 θανάτου G2288 καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 πόδας G4228 μου G3450 ἐξ G1537 ὀλισθήματος τοῦ G3588 εὐαρεστῆσαι G2100 ἐνώπιον G1799 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 ἐν G1722 φωτὶ G5457 ζώντων. G2198
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 56:1 Originally verses 55:1–2.
  2. ‡ 56:2 Originally verse 55:3.
  3. ‡ 56:3 Originally verse 55:4.
  4. ‡ 56:4 Originally verse 55:5.
  5. ‡ 56:5 Originally verse 55:6.
  6. ‡ 56:6 Originally verse 55:7.
  7. ‡ 56:7 Originally verse 55:8.
  8. ‡ 56:8 Originally verse 55:9.
  9. ‡ 56:9 Originally verse 55:10.
  10. ‡ 56:10 Originally verse 55:11.
  11. ‡ 56:11 Originally verse 55:12.
  12. ‡ 56:12 Originally verse 55:13.
  13. ‡ 56:13 Originally verse 55:14.