Psalms 56 · Clearspring

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “A Dove on Distant Oaks.” A Miktam + 56:1 Miktam is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 16 and 56–60. of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.

Be Merciful to Me, O God

1 Samuel 21:8–15

¹To the Overseer. --`On the Dumb Dove far off.' --A secret treasure of David, in the Philistines' taking hold of him in Gath. Favour me, O God, for man swallowed me up, All the day fighting he oppresseth me,+ ²Mine enemies have swallowed up all the day, For many are fighting against me, O most High,+ ³The day I am afraid I am confident toward Thee.+ ⁴In God I praise His word, in God I have trusted, I fear not what flesh doth to me.+ ⁵All the day they wrest my words, Concerning me all their thoughts are for evil,+ ⁶They assemble, they hide, they watch my heels, When they have expected my soul.+ ⁷By iniquity they escape, In anger the peoples put down, O God.+ ⁸My wandering Thou hast counted, Thou--place Thou my tear in Thy bottle, Are they not in Thy book?+ ⁹Then turn back do mine enemies in the day I call. This I have known, that God is for me.+ ¹⁰In God I praise the word, In Jehovah I praise the word.+ ¹¹In God I trusted, I fear not what man doth to me,+ ¹²On me, O God, are Thy vows, I repay thank-offerings to Thee.+ ¹³For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, Dost Thou not my feet from falling? To walk habitually before God in the light of the living!+

Be Merciful to Me, O God

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