Psalm 56

v1   God, be *gracious to me, because people are fighting me.
*All day long they are attacking me.

v2   *All day long my enemies are fighting me.
Many people are attacking me!

v3   *Most High, when I am afraid I will *trust in you.

v4   By God’s help I will *praise his word.
By God’s help I will *trust in him. I will not be afraid.
What can men (on earth) do to me?

v5   *All day long they make my words mean something else
(that I did not mean).
All their thoughts about me are bad thoughts against me.

v6   They meet together and hide themselves.
They watch where I go and hope to kill me.

v7   Do not let them *get away with this!
God, destroy these people, because you are angry with them.

v8   You count the times when I (cry because I) am not happy.
Put all my *tears in your bottle.
(Make sure that) they are all in your book.

v9   Then my enemies will turn back, on the day when I cry (to you).
Then I will know that God is *on my side.

v10   By God’s help I will *praise (his) word.
By the help of the *LORD I will *praise (his) word.

v11   By God’s help I will *trust in him.
I will not be afraid of what *human beings can do to me.

v12   I have made special promises to you, God.
I am ready to give you thanks and *praise.

v13   This is because you have saved my life from death.
Keep my feet from falling so that I may walk before God and stay alive.