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56:1  For the director. According to Yonath elem rehoqim. A miktam of David, when the Philistines seized him at Gath.
56:2  Have mercy on me, God, for I am treated harshly; attackers press me all the day.
56:3  My foes treat me harshly all the day; yes, many are my attackers. O Most High,
56:4  when I am afraid, in you I place my trust.
56:5  I praise the word of God; I trust in God, I do not fear. What can mere flesh do to me?
56:6  All the day they foil my plans; their every thought is of evil against me.
56:7  They hide together in ambush; they watch my every step; they lie in wait for my life.
56:8  They are evil; watch them, God! Cast the nations down in your anger!
56:9  My wanderings you have noted; are my tears not stored in your flask, recorded in your book?
56:10  My foes turn back when I call on you. This I know: God is on my side.
56:11  I praise the word of God, I praise the word of the Lord.
56:12  In God I trust, I do not fear. What can man do to me?
56:13  I have made vows to you, God; with offerings I will fulfill them,