Psalm 56

New Century Version

Trusting God for Help

For the director of music. To the tune of “The Dove in the Distant Oak.” A miktam of David when the Philistines captured him in Gath.

56 God, be merciful to me because people are chasing me;
    the battle has pressed me all day long.
²My enemies have chased me all day;
    there are many proud people fighting me.
³When I am afraid,
    I will trust you.
⁴I praise God for his word.
    I trust God, so I am not afraid.
    What can human beings do to me?

⁵All day long they twist my words;
    all their evil plans are against me.
⁶They wait. They hide.
    They watch my steps,
    hoping to kill me.
⁷God, do not let them escape;
    punish the foreign nations in your anger.
⁸You have recorded my troubles.
    You have kept a list of my tears.
    Aren’t they in your records?

⁹On the day I call for help, my enemies will be defeated.
    I know that God is on my side.
¹⁰I praise God for his word to me;
    I praise the Lord for his word.
¹¹I trust in God. I will not be afraid.
    What can people do to me?

¹²God, I must keep my promises to you.
    I will give you my offerings to thank you,
¹³because you have saved me from death.
    You have kept me from being defeated.
So I will walk with God
    in light among the living.