Psalm
56
1
Have mercy on me, O God, for men are attacking me! All day long hostile enemies are tormenting me.
2
Those who anticipate my defeat attack me all day long. Indeed, many are fighting against me, O Exalted One.
3
When I am afraid, I trust in you.
4
In God - I boast in his promise - in God I trust, I am not afraid. What can mere men do to me?
5
All day long they cause me trouble; they make a habit of plotting my demise.
6
They stalk and lurk; they watch my every step, as they prepare to take my life.
7
Because they are bent on violence, do not let them escape! In your anger bring down the nations, O God!
8
You keep track of my misery. Put my tears in your leather container! Are they not recorded in your scroll?
9
My enemies will turn back when I cry out to you for help; I know that God is on my side.
10
In God - I boast in his promise - in the LORD - I boast in his promise -
11
in God I trust, I am not afraid. What can mere men do to me?
12
I am obligated to fulfill the vows I made to you, O God; I will give you the thank-offerings you deserve,
13
when you deliver my life from death. You keep my feet from stumbling, so that I might serve God as I enjoy life.
57
1
Have mercy on me, O God! Have mercy on me! For in you I have taken shelter. In the shadow of your wings I take shelter until trouble passes.
2
I cry out for help to the sovereign God, to the God who vindicates me.
3
May he send help from heaven and deliver me from my enemies who hurl insults! (Selah) May God send his loyal love and faithfulness!
4
I am surrounded by lions; I lie down among those who want to devour me; men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are a sharp sword.
5
Rise up above the sky, O God! May your splendor cover the whole earth!
6
They have prepared a net to trap me; I am discouraged. They have dug a pit for me. They will fall into it! (Selah)
7
I am determined, O God! I am determined! I will sing and praise you!
8
Awake, my soul! Awake, O stringed instrument and harp! I will wake up at dawn!
9
I will give you thanks before the nations, O Master! I will sing praises to you before foreigners!
10
For your loyal love extends beyond the sky, and your faithfulness reaches the clouds.
11
Rise up above the sky, O God! May your splendor cover the whole earth!
58
1
Do you rulers really pronounce just decisions? Do you judge people fairly?
2
No! You plan how to do what is unjust; you deal out violence in the earth.
3
The wicked turn aside from birth; liars go astray as soon as they are born.
4
Their venom is like that of a snake, like a deaf serpent that does not hear,
5
that does not respond to the magicians, or to a skilled snake-charmer.
6
O God, break the teeth in their mouths! Smash the jawbones of the lions, O LORD!
7
Let them disappear like water that flows away! Let them wither like grass!
8
Let them be like a snail that melts away as it moves along! Let them be like stillborn babies that never see the sun!
9
Before the kindling is even placed under your pots, he will sweep it away along with both the raw and cooked meat.
10
The godly will rejoice when they see vengeance carried out; they will bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.
11
Then observers will say, "Yes indeed, the godly are rewarded! Yes indeed, there is a God who judges in the earth!"
59
1
Deliver me from my enemies, my God! Protect me from those who attack me!
2
Deliver me from evildoers! Rescue me from violent men!
3
For look, they wait to ambush me; powerful men stalk me, but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O LORD.
4
Though I have done nothing wrong, they are anxious to attack. Spring into action and help me! Take notice of me!
5
You, O LORD God, the invincible warrior, the God of Israel, rouse yourself and punish all the nations! Have no mercy on any treacherous evildoers! (Selah)
6
They return in the evening; they growl like a dog and prowl around outside the city.
7
Look, they hurl insults at me and openly threaten to kill me, for they say, "Who hears?"
8
But you, O LORD, laugh in disgust at them; you taunt all the nations.
9
You are my source of strength! I will wait for you! For God is my refuge.
10
The God who loves me will help me; God will enable me to triumph over my enemies.
11
Do not strike them dead suddenly, because then my people might forget the lesson. Use your power to make them homeless vagabonds and then bring them down, O Lord who shields us!
12
They speak sinful words. So let them be trapped by their own pride and by the curses and lies they speak!
13
Angrily wipe them out! Wipe them out so they vanish! Let them know that God rules in Jacob and to the ends of the earth! (Selah)
14
They return in the evening; they growl like a dog and prowl around outside the city.
15
They wander around looking for something to eat; they refuse to sleep until they are full.
16
As for me, I will sing about your strength; I will praise your loyal love in the morning. For you are my refuge and my place of shelter when I face trouble.
17
You are my source of strength! I will sing praises to you! For God is my refuge, the God who loves me.
60
1
O God, you have rejected us. You suddenly turned on us in your anger. Please restore us!
2
You made the earth quake; you split it open. Repair its breaches, for it is ready to fall.
3
You have made your people experience hard times; you have made us drink intoxicating wine.
4
You have given your loyal followers a rallying flag, so that they might seek safety from the bow. (Selah)
5
Deliver by your power and answer me, so that the ones you love may be safe.
6
God has spoken in his sanctuary: "I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem; the Valley of Succoth I will measure off.
7
Gilead belongs to me, as does Manasseh! Ephraim is my helmet, Judah my royal scepter.
8
Moab is my washbasin. I will make Edom serve me. I will shout in triumph over Philistia."
9
Who will lead me into the fortified city? Who will bring me to Edom?
10
Have you not rejected us, O God? O God, you do not go into battle with our armies.
11
Give us help against the enemy, for any help men might offer is futile.
12
By God's power we will conquer; he will trample down our enemies.
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