Chapter 56
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.