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.

1 In finem, ne disperdas. David in tituli inscriptionem, cum fugeret a facie Saul in speluncam. 2 [Miserere mei, Deus, miserere mei,quoniam in te confidit anima mea.Et in umbra alarum tuarum sperabo,donec transeat iniquitas.3 Clamabo ad Deum altissimum,Deum qui benefecit mihi.4 Misit de clo, et liberavit me ;dedit in opprobrium conculcantes me.Misit Deus misericordiam suam et veritatem suam,5 et eripuit animam meam de medio catulorum leonum.Dormivi conturbatus.Filii hominum dentes eorum arma et sagitt,et lingua eorum gladius acutus.6 Exaltare super clos, Deus,et in omnem terram gloria tua.7 Laqueum paraverunt pedibus meis,et incurvaverunt animam meam.Foderunt ante faciem meam foveam,et inciderunt in eam. 8 Paratum cor meum, Deus, paratum cor meum ;cantabo, et psalmum dicam.9 Exsurge, gloria mea ;exsurge, psalterium et cithara :exsurgam diluculo.10 Confitebor tibi in populis, Domine,et psalmum dicam tibi in gentibus :11 quoniam magnificata est usque ad clos misericordia tua,et usque ad nubes veritas tua.12 Exaltare super clos, Deus,et super omnem terram gloria tua.]