Psalm 56, NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE
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1

Be gracious to me, O God, for man has trampled upon me;
Fighting all day long he oppresses me.
 

2

My foes have trampled upon me all day long,
For they are many who fight proudly against me.
 

3

When I am afraid,
I will put my trust in You.
 

4

In God, whose word I praise,
In God I have put my trust;
I shall not be afraid
What can mere man do to me?
 

5

All day long they distort my words;
All their thoughts are against me for evil.
 

6

They attack, they lurk,
They watch my steps,
As they have waited to take my life.
 

7

Because of wickedness, cast them forth,
In anger put down the peoples, O God!
 

8

You have taken account of my wanderings;
Put my tears in Your bottle
Are they not in Your book?
 

9

Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call;
This I know, that God is for me.
 

10

In God, whose word I praise,
In the LORD, whose word I praise,
 

11

In God I have put my trust, I shall not be afraid.
What can man do to me?
 

12

Your vows are binding upon me, O God;
I will render thank offerings to You.
 

13

For You have delivered my soul from death,
Indeed my feet from stumbling,
So that I may walk before God
In the light of the living.