56:1 Be merciful to me, O God, because I am under attack; my enemies persecute me all the time. |
56:2 All day long my opponents attack me. There are so many who fight against me. |
56:3 When I am afraid, O LORD Almighty, I put my trust in you. |
56:4 I trust in God and am not afraid; I praise him for what he has promised. What can a mere human being do to me? |
56:5 My enemies make trouble for me all day long; they are always thinking up some way to hurt me! |
56:6 They gather in hiding places and watch everything I do, hoping to kill me. |
56:7 Punish them, O God, for their evil; defeat those people in your anger! |
56:8 You know how troubled I am; you have kept a record of my tears. Aren't they listed in your book? |
56:9 The day I call to you, my enemies will be turned back. I know this: God is on my side--- |
56:10 the LORD, whose promises I praise. |
56:11 In him I trust, and I will not be afraid. What can a mere human being do to me? |
56:12 O God, I will offer you what I have promised; I will give you my offering of thanksgiving, |
56:13 because you have rescued me from death and kept me from defeat. And so I walk in the presence of God, in the light that shines on the living. |