1 Vir die musiekleier; op die wysie van: "Die Duif van die ver Terebinte." Van Dawid. 'n Gedig, toe die Filistyne hom gevang het in Gat.2 Wees my genadig, o God, want mense vertrap my; hy wat my beveg, verdruk my die hele dag.3 My vyande vertrap my die hele dag, want baie veg teen my in hoogmoed.4 Die dag as ek vrees, sal ,k op U vertrou.5 Deur God sal ek sy woord prys; ek vertrou op God, ek vrees nie; wat kan vlees my doen?6 Die hele dag verdraai hulle my woorde; al hulle gedagtes is teen my, om kwaad te doen.7 Hulle val aan, lê en loer -- hulle let op my hakskene net soos hulle op my lewe geloer het.8 Ondanks hul ongeregtigheid -- sal hulle ontvlug? Werp volke neer in toorn, o God!9 U het my omswerwinge getel; hou my trane in u kruik; is hulle nie in u boek nie?10 Dan sal my vyande agteruitwyk op die dag as ek roep; dit weet ek dat God aan my kant is.11 Deur God sal ek die woord prys; deur die HERE sal ek die woord prys.12 Ek vertrou op God, ek vrees nie; wat kan 'n mens my doen?13 Op my, o God, rus geloftes aan U gedoen; lofoffers sal ek U betaal; [ (Psalms 56:14) want U het my siel gered van die dood -- ja, my voete van struikeling -- om te wandel voor die aangesig van God in die lig van die lewe. ]

1 Be merciful unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up:

All the day long he fighting oppresseth me.

2 Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long;

For they are many that fight proudly against me.

3 What time I am afraid,

I will put my trust in thee.

4 In God (I will praise his word),

In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid;

What can flesh do unto me?

5 All the day long they wrest my words:

All their thoughts are against me for evil.

6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves,

They mark my steps,

Even as they have waited for my soul.

7 Shall they escape by iniquity?

In anger cast down the peoples, O God.

8 Thou numberest my wanderings:

Put thou my tears into thy bottle;

Are they not in thy book?

9 Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call:

This I know, that God is for me.

10 In God (I will praise his word),

In Jehovah (I will praise his word),

11 In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid;

What can man do unto me?

12 Thy vows are upon me, O God:

I will render thank-offerings unto thee.

13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death:

Hast thou not delivered my feet from falling,

That I may walk before God

In the light of the living?