Psalm 56, NEW REVISED STANDARD VERSION
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Be gracious to me, O God, for people trample on me; all day long foes oppress me;
 

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my enemies trample on me all day long, for many fight against me. O Most High,
 

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when I am afraid, I put my trust in you.

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In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I am not afraid; what can flesh do to me?
 

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All day long they seek to injure my cause; all their thoughts are against me for evil.
 

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They stir up strife, they lurk, they watch my steps.  As they hoped to have my life,
 

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so repay them for their crime; in wrath cast down the peoples, O God!
 

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You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your record?
 

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

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In God, whose word I praise, in the Lord, whose word I praise,

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in God I trust; I am not afraid.  What can a mere mortal do to me?

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My vows to you I must perform, O God; I will render thank offerings to you.
 

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For you have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from falling, so that I may walk before God in the light of life.