Psalm 56 New King James Version (NKJV)
Prayer for Relief from Tormentors
To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Silent Dove in Distant Lands.” A Michtam of David when the Philistines captured him in Gath.

56 Be merciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up;
Fighting all day he oppresses me.
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My enemies would hound me all day,
For there are many who fight against me, O Most High.

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Whenever I am afraid,
I will trust in You.
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In God (I will praise His word),
In God I have put my trust;
I will not fear.
What can flesh do to me?

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All day they twist my words;
All their thoughts are against me for evil.
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They gather together,
They hide, they mark my steps,
When they lie in wait for my life.
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Shall they escape by iniquity?
In anger cast down the peoples, O God!

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You number my wanderings;
Put my tears into Your bottle;
Are they not in Your book?
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When I cry out to You,
Then my enemies will turn back;
This I know, because God is for me.
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In God (I will praise His word),
In the Lord (I will praise His word),
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In God I have put my trust;
I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me?

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Vows made to You are binding upon me, O God;
I will render praises to You,
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For You have delivered my soul from death.
Have You not kept my feet from falling,
That I may walk before God
In the light of the living?