Parallel Bible results for "psalms 56:1-8"

Psalms 56:1-8

1 God, be merciful to me because people are chasing me; the battle has pressed me all day long.

1 Be merciful to me, my God, for my enemies are in hot pursuit; all day long they press their attack.

2 My enemies have chased me all day; there are many proud people fighting me.

2 My adversaries pursue me all day long; in their pride many are attacking me.

3 When I am afraid, I will trust you.

3 When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.

4 I praise God for his word. I trust God, so I am not afraid. What can human beings do to me?

4 In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?

5 All day long they twist my words; all their evil plans are against me.

5 All day long they twist my words; all their schemes are for my ruin.

6 They wait. They hide. They watch my steps, hoping to kill me.

6 They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps, hoping to take my life.

7 God, do not let them escape; punish the foreign nations in your anger.

7 Because of their wickedness do not let them escape; in your anger, God, bring the nations down.

8 You have recorded my troubles. You have kept a list of my tears. Aren't they in your records?

8 Record my misery; list my tears on your scroll — are they not in your record?