[1] To the choirmaster: according to The Dove on Far-off Terebinths. A
Miktam of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. [2] Be gracious
to me, O God, for men trample upon me; all day long foemen oppress me; [3]
my enemies trample upon me all day long, for many fight against me proudly.
[4] When I am afraid, I put my trust in thee. [5] In God, whose word I
praise, in God I trust without a fear. What can flesh do to me? [6] All day
long they seek to injure my cause; all their thoughts are against me for
evil. [7] They band themselves together, they lurk, they watch my steps. As
they have waited for my life, [8] so recompense them for their crime; in
wrath cast down the peoples, O God! [9] Thou hast kept count of my
tossings; put thou my tears in thy bottle! Are they not in thy book? [10]
Then my enemies will be turned back in the day when I call. This I know,
that God is for me. [11] In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose
word I praise, [12] in God I trust without a fear. What can man do to me?
[13] My vows to thee I must perform, O God; I will render thank offerings
to thee. [ (Psalms 56:14) For thou hast delivered my soul from death, yea,
my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of life. ]
