the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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New American Standard Bible (1995)
Psalms 56
Supplication for Deliverance and Grateful Trust in God.
For the choir director; according to [a]Jonath elem rehokim. A [b]Mikhtam of David, [c]when the Philistines seized him in Gath.
1 Be gracious to me, O God, for man has [d](a)trampled upon me;
[e]Fighting all day long he (b)oppresses me.
2 My foes have [f](c)trampled upon me all day long,
For [g]they are many who (d)fight proudly against me.
3 [h]When I am (e)afraid,
[i]I will (f)put my trust in You.
4 (g)In God, whose word I praise,
In God I have put my trust;
I shall not be afraid.
(h)What can mere [j]man do to me?
5 All day long they [k](i)distort my words;
All their [l](j)thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They [m](k)attack, they lurk,
They (l)watch my [n]steps,
As they have (m)waited to take my [o]life.
7 Because of wickedness, [p](n)cast them forth,
In anger (o)put down the peoples, O God!
8 You (p)have taken account of my wanderings;
Put my (q)tears in Your bottle.
Are they not in (r)Your book?
9 Then my enemies will (s)turn back (t)in the day when I call;
This I know, [q]that (u)God is for me.
10 In God, whose word I praise,
In the Lord, whose word I praise,
11 In God I have put my [r]trust, I shall not be afraid.
What can man do to me?
12 Your (v)vows are binding upon me, O God;
I will render thank offerings to You.
13 For You have (w)delivered my soul from death,
[s]Indeed (x)my feet from stumbling,
So that I may (y)walk before God
In the (z)light of the [t]living.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
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