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World English Bible

Psalm 56 (WEBP)

[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.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Psalm 56 (KJVS)

[1] Be merciful () unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; () he fighting () daily oppresseth () me.
[2] Mine enemies () would daily swallow () [me] up: for [they be] many that fight () against me, O thou most High.
[3] What time I am afraid, () I will trust () in thee.
[4] In God I will praise () his word, in God I have put my trust; () I will not fear () what flesh can do () unto me.
[5] Every day they wrest () my words: all their thoughts [are] against me for evil.
[6] They gather themselves together, () they hide () () () themselves, they mark () my steps, when they wait () for my soul.
[7] Shall they escape by iniquity? in [thine] anger cast down () the people, O God.
[8] Thou tellest () my wanderings: put () thou my tears into thy bottle: [are they] not in thy book?
[9] When I cry () [unto thee], then shall mine enemies () turn () back: this I know; () for God [is] for me.
[10] In God will I praise () [his] word: in the Lord will I praise () [his] word.
[11] In God have I put my trust: () I will not be afraid () what man can do () unto me.
[12] Thy vows [are] upon me, O God: I will render () praises unto thee.
[13] For thou hast delivered () my soul from death: [wilt] not [thou deliver] my feet from falling, that I may walk () before God in the light of the living?

Young’s Literal Translation

Psalm 56 (YLT)

[1] Favour me, O God, for man swallowed me up, All the day fighting he oppresseth me,
[2] Mine enemies have swallowed up all the day, For many are fighting against me, O most High,
[3] The day I am afraid I am confident toward Thee.
[4] In God I praise His word, in God I have trusted, I fear not what flesh doth to me.
[5] All the day they wrest my words, Concerning me all their thoughts are for evil,
[6] They assemble, they hide, they watch my heels, When they have expected my soul.
[7] By iniquity they escape, In anger the peoples put down, O God.
[8] My wandering Thou hast counted, Thou-place Thou my tear in Thy bottle, Are they not in Thy book?
[9] Then turn back do mine enemies in the day I call. This I have known, that God is for me.
[10] In God I praise the word, In Jehovah I praise the word.
[11] In God I trusted, I fear not what man doth to me,
[12] On me, O God, are Thy vows, I repay thank-offerings to Thee.
[13] For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, Dost Thou not my feet from falling? To walk habitually before God in the light of the living!