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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 (PielPtc) upon Jonath-elem-rechokim, H3128 Michtam H4387 of David, H1732 when the Philistines H6430 took H270 (QalInf) him in Gath. H1661
[1] Be merciful H2603 (QalImpv) unto me, O God: H430 for man H582 would swallow me up; H7602 (QalPerf)He fighting H3898 (QalActPtc) daily H3117 oppresseth H3905 (QalImpf) me.
[2] Mine enemies H8324 (QalActPtc)§ would daily H3117 swallow H7602 (QalPerf) me up:
For they be many H7227 that fight H3898 (QalActPtc) against me, O thou most High. H4791
[3] What time H3117 I am afraid, H3372 (QalImpf)
I will trust H982 (QalImpf) in thee.
[4] In God H430 I will praise H1984 (PielImpf) his word, H1697
In God H430 I have put my trust; H982 (QalPerf) I will not fear H3372 (QalImpf) what flesh H1320 can do H6213 (QalImpf) unto me.
[5] Every day H3117 they wrest H6087 (PielImpf) my words: H1697
All their thoughts H4284 are against me for evil. H7451
[6] They gather themselves together, H1481 (QalImpf) they hide H6845 (QalImpf/Qere) themselves,
They mark H8104 (QalImpf) my steps, H6119 when they wait H6960 (PielPerf) for my soul. H5315
[7] Shall they escape H6405 by iniquity? H205
In thine anger H639 cast down H3381 (HiphImpv) the people, H5971 O God. H430
[8] Thou tellest H5608 (QalPerf) my wanderings: H5112 Put H7760 (QalImpv) thou my tears H1832 into thy bottle: H4997
Are they not in thy book? H5612
[9] When H3117 I cry H7121 (QalImpf) unto thee, then shall mine enemies H341 (QalActPtc) turn H7725 (QalImpf) back: H268
This I know; H3045 (QalPerf) for God H430 is for me.
[10] In God H430 will I praise H1984 (PielImpf) his word: H1697
In the Lord H3068 will I praise H1984 (PielImpf) his word. H1697
[11] In God H430 have I put my trust: H982 (QalPerf)
I will not be afraid H3372 (QalImpf) what man H120 can do H6213 (QalImpf) unto me.
[12] Thy vows H5088 are upon me, O God: H430
I will render H7999 (PielImpf) praises H8426 unto thee.
[13] For thou hast delivered H5337 (HiphPerf) my soul H5315 from death: H4194 wilt not thou deliver my feet H7272 from falling, H1762
That I may walk H1980 (HithInf) before H6440 God H430 in the light H216 of the living? H2416
Footnotes
- § 56:2 Heb. mine observers
Byzantine Greek New Testament
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