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 神啊！ 求你恩待我， 因为人要践踏我； 他们终日攻击我， 迫害我。

2 我的仇敌终日践踏我， 攻击我的人很多。

3 至高者（"至高者"原文放在第2节末， 在那里或译： "因逞骄傲攻击我的人很多"）啊！ 我惧怕的时候， 就要倚靠你。

4 靠着 神， 我要赞美他的话； 我倚靠 神， 就必不惧怕， 人能把我怎么样呢？

5 他们终日歪曲我的话， 常常设计谋陷害我。

6 他们聚集在一起， 埋伏着， 窥探我的脚踪， 等候要害我的性命。

7 愿他们因罪孽的缘故不能逃脱； 神啊！ 愿你在怒中使这些人败落。

8 我多次流离， 你都数算； 你把我的眼泪装在你的皮袋里。这不都记在你的册子上吗？

9 我呼求你的时候， 我的仇敌就都转身退后； 因此我知道 神是帮助我的。

10 靠着 神， 我要赞美他的话； 靠着耶和华， 我要赞美他的话。

11 我倚靠 神， 就必不惧怕， 人能把我怎么样呢？

12 神啊！ 我要偿还我向你所许的愿， 我要把感谢祭献给你。

13 因为你救了我的性命脱离死亡； 你不是救了我的脚不跌倒， 使我在生命的光中， 行在 神你的面前吗？