To the chief Musician upon Jonath-elem-rechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath.

1 Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.*56.1 Michtam…: or, A golden Psalm of David

2 Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.*56.2 enemies: Heb. observers

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?

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 ék 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 Ú 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;

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.