| The Holy Bible: King James Version. 2000. | | The Psalms | | 56 |
A Prayer of Trust |
| To the chief Musician upon Jonath–e'lem–recho'kim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath. 1.1--0.1 ; 0.21 ; 3.15 |
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Be merciful unto me, O God:
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for man would swallow me up; |
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he fighting daily oppresseth me. |
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Mine enemies would daily swallow me up:
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for they be many that fight against me, O thou Most High. |
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What time I am afraid,
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In God I will praise his word,
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in God I have put my trust; |
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I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. |
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Every day they wrest my words:
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all their thoughts are against me for evil. |
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They gather themselves together,
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they hide themselves, |
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they mark my steps, |
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when they wait for my soul. |
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Shall they escape by iniquity?
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In thine anger cast down the people, O God. |
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Thou tellest my wanderings:
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put thou my tears into thy bottle: |
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are they not in thy book? |
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When I cry unto thee,
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then shall mine enemies turn back: |
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this I know; for God is for me. |
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In God will I praise his word:
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in the LORD will I praise his word. |
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In God have I put my trust:
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I will not be afraid what man can do unto me. |
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Thy vows are upon me, O God:
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I will render praises unto thee. |
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For thou hast delivered my soul from death:
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wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, |
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that I may walk before God in the light of the living? |
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