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  • To the Chief Musician. "Concerning the silent dove—those far off." Of David, a secret treasure— when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be gracious unto me, O God, for man would swallow me up; fighting all the day, he oppresses me.
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    56:2  Those who lie in wait for me would trample me, for many are those who proudly fight against me.

    56:3  When I am afraid, I will trust in You.

    56:4  In God—I will praise His word—in God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?

    56:5  All day long they pervert my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.

    56:6  They stir up strife; they hide themselves; they watch my steps as they wait for my soul.

    56:7  Because of iniquity cast them out. In Your anger cast down the people, O God.

    56:8  You number my wanderings, O put my tears into Your bottle; are they not in Your book?

    56:9  When I cry out to You, then my enemies will be turned back. This I know because God is for me.

    56:10  In God—I will praise His word; in the LORD—I will praise His word.

    56:11  In God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

    56:12  Your vows are upon me, O God; I will give thank offerings to You,

    56:13  For You have delivered my soul from death. Have You not kept my feet from falling, so that I may walk before God in the light of the living?