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They chase me all the time!
Those proud people want to catch me,
    and there are many of them!
But when I am afraid,
    I will trust in you.
By God's help, I will praise his word.
By God's help, I will trust in him.
    I will not be afraid.
People can do nothing to hurt me![a]

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Footnotes

  1. 56:4 If we trust God, we do not need to be afraid of people. They may hurt our bodies, but God will always take care of us. He will keep us safe to be with him in heaven for ever.

My adversaries pursue me all day long;(A)
    in their pride many are attacking me.(B)

When I am afraid,(C) I put my trust in you.(D)
    In God, whose word I praise—(E)
in God I trust and am not afraid.(F)
    What can mere mortals do to me?(G)

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