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 To the chief music-maker; put to Jonath elem rehokim. Of David. Michtam. When the Philistines took him in Gath.

2 \56:1\Have mercy on me, O God, for man is attempting my destruction; every day he makes cruel attacks against me.

3 \56:2\My haters are ever ready to put an end to me; great numbers are lifting themselves up against me.

4 \56:3\In the time of my fear, I will have faith in you.

5 \56:4\In God will I give praise to his word; in God have I put my hope; I will have no fear of what flesh may do to me.

6 \56:5\Every day they make wrong use of my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.

7 \56:6\They come together, they are waiting in secret places, they take note of my steps, they are waiting for my soul.

8 \56:7\By evil-doing they will not get free from punishment. In wrath, O God, let the peoples be made low.

9 \56:8\You have seen my wanderings; put the drops from my eyes into your bottle; are they not in your record?

10 \56:9\When I send up my cry to you, my haters will be turned back; I am certain of this, for God is with me.

11 \56:10\In God will I give praise to his word; in the Lord will I give praise to his word.

12 \56:11\In God have I put my hope, I will have no fear of what man may do to me.

13 \56:12\I keep the memory of my debt to you, O God; I will give you the offerings of praise.

14 \56:13\Because you have taken my soul from the power of death; and kept my feet from falling, so that I may be walking before God in the light of life.