1 Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
2 Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.
3 What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
4 In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
5 Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
7 Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.
8 Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
9 When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.
10 In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word.
11 In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
12 Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.
13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
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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. ]