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.