Psalms 56

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

1 Ref <To the chief music-maker; put to Jonath elem rehokim. Of David. Michtam. When the Philistines took him in Gath.> Have mercy on me, O God, for man is attempting my destruction; every day he makes cruel attacks against me.

2 Ref My haters are ever ready to put an end to me; great numbers are lifting themselves up against me.

3 Ref In the time of my fear, I will have faith in you.

4 Ref In God will I give praise to his word; in God have I put my hope; I will have no fear of what flesh may do to me.

5 Ref Every day they make wrong use of my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.

6 Ref They come together, they are waiting in secret places, they take note of my steps, they are waiting for my soul.

7 Ref By evil-doing they will not get free from punishment. In wrath, O God, let the peoples be made low.

8 Ref You have seen my wanderings; put the drops from my eyes into your bottle; are they not in your record?

9 Ref When I send up my cry to you, my haters will be turned back; I am certain of this, for God is with me.

10 Ref In God will I give praise to his word; in the Lord will I give praise to his word.

11 Ref In God have I put my hope, I will have no fear of what man may do to me.

12 Ref I keep the memory of my debt to you, O God; I will give you the offerings of praise.

13 Ref Because you have taken my soul from the power of death; and kept my feet from falling, so that I may be walking before God in the light of life.

World English Bible (WEB)

1 Ref > Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up. All day long, he attacks and oppresses me.

2 Ref My enemies want to swallow me up all day long, For they are many who fight proudly against me.

3 Ref When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.

4 Ref In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?

5 Ref All day long they twist my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil.

6 Ref They conspire and lurk, Watching my steps, they are eager to take my life.

7 Ref Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, God.

8 Ref You number my wanderings. You put my tears into your bottle. Aren't they in your book?

9 Ref Then my enemies shall turn back in the day that I call. I know this, that God is for me.

10 Ref In God, I will praise his word. In Yahweh, I will praise his word.

11 Ref I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

12 Ref Your vows are on me, God. I will give thank offerings to you.

13 Ref 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.

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