psalm 56

Psalm 56

1(C) Be gracious to me, O God, for man(D) tramples on me;
all day long an attacker oppresses me;
2my enemies trample on me all day long,
for many attack me proudly.
3When I am afraid,
I(E) put my trust in you.
4In God, whose word I praise,
in God I trust;(F) I shall not be afraid.
What can flesh do to me?

5All day long they injure my cause;[b]
all their thoughts are against me for evil.
6They(G) stir up strife, they(H) lurk;
they(I) watch my steps,
as they have waited for my life.
7For their crime will they escape?
(J) In wrath(K) cast down the peoples, O God!

8You have kept count of my tossings;[c]
(L) put my tears in your bottle.
(M) Are they not in your book?
9Then my enemies will turn back
(N) in the day when I call.
This I know, that[d](O) God is for me.
10In God, whose word I praise,
in the LORD, whose word I praise,
11in God I trust;(P) I shall not be afraid.
What can man do to me?

12I must perform my(Q) vows to you, O God;
I will render thank offerings to you.
13(R) For you have delivered my soul from death,
yes, my feet from falling,
(S) that I may walk before God
(T) in the light of life.