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In God I Trust
56 To the choirmaster: according to The Dove on Far-off Terebinths. A Miktam(1) of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.
Be gracious to me, O God, for man 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 put my trust in you. 4In God, whose word I praise,
in God I trust; I shall not be afraid.
What can flesh do to me? 5All day long they injure my cause;(1)
all their thoughts are against me for evil. 6They stir up strife, they lurk;
they watch my steps,
as they have waited for my life. 7For their crime will they escape?
In wrath cast down the peoples, O God! 8You have kept count of my tossings;(1)
put my tears in your bottle.
Are they not in your book? 9Then my enemies will turn back
in the day when I call.
This I know, that(1) God is for me. 10In God, whose word I praise,
in the LORD, whose word I praise, 11in God I trust; I shall not be afraid.
What can man do to me? 12I must perform my vows to you, O God;
I will render thank offerings to you. 13For you have delivered my soul from death,
yes, my feet from falling,
that I may walk before God
in the light of life.
Psalm 56:1 - (1) 56:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
Psalm 56:5 - (1) 56:5 Or *they twist my words*
Psalm 56:8 - (1) 56:8 Or *wanderings*
Psalm 56:9 - (1) 56:9 Or *because*
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In God I Trust
56 To the choirmaster: according to The Dove on Far-off Terebinths. A Miktam(1) of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.
Be gracious to me, O God, for man 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 put my trust in you. 4In God, whose word I praise,
in God I trust; I shall not be afraid.
What can flesh do to me? 5All day long they injure my cause;(1)
all their thoughts are against me for evil. 6They stir up strife, they lurk;
they watch my steps,
as they have waited for my life. 7For their crime will they escape?
In wrath cast down the peoples, O God! 8You have kept count of my tossings;(1)
put my tears in your bottle.
Are they not in your book? 9Then my enemies will turn back
in the day when I call.
This I know, that(1) God is for me. 10In God, whose word I praise,
in the LORD, whose word I praise, 11in God I trust; I shall not be afraid.
What can man do to me? 12I must perform my vows to you, O God;
I will render thank offerings to you. 13For you have delivered my soul from death,
yes, my feet from falling,
that I may walk before God
in the light of life.
Psalm 56:1 - (1) 56:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
Psalm 56:5 - (1) 56:5 Or *they twist my words*
Psalm 56:8 - (1) 56:8 Or *wanderings*
Psalm 56:9 - (1) 56:9 Or *because*