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Psalm 56

1 O God, have mercy on me, for people are hounding me. My foes attack me all day long.

1 Take my side, God - I'm getting kicked around, stomped on every day.

2 I am constantly hounded by those who slander me, and many are boldly attacking me.

2 Not a day goes by but somebody beats me up; They make it their duty to beat me up.

3 But when I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.

3 When I get really afraid I come to you in trust.

4 I praise God for what he has promised. I trust in God, so why should I be afraid? What can mere mortals do to me?

4 I'm proud to praise God; fearless now, I trust in God. What can mere mortals do?

5 They are always twisting what I say; they spend their days plotting to harm me.

5 They don't let up - they smear my reputation and huddle to plot my collapse.

6 They come together to spy on me— watching my every step, eager to kill me.

6 They gang up, sneak together through the alleys To take me by surprise, wait their chance to get me.

7 Don’t let them get away with their wickedness; in your anger, O God, bring them down.

7 Pay them back in evil! Get angry, God! Down with these people!

8 You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.

8 You've kept track of my every toss and turn through the sleepless nights, Each tear entered in your ledger, each ache written in your book.

9 My enemies will retreat when I call to you for help. This I know: God is on my side!

9 If my enemies run away, turn tail when I yell at them, Then I'll know that God is on my side.

10 I praise God for what he has promised; yes, I praise the LORD for what he has promised.

10 I'm proud to praise God, proud to praise God.

11 I trust in God, so why should I be afraid? What can mere mortals do to me?

11 Fearless now, I trust in God; what can mere mortals do to me?

12 I will fulfill my vows to you, O God, and will offer a sacrifice of thanks for your help.

12 God, you did everything you promised, and I'm thanking you with all my heart.

13 For you have rescued me from death; you have kept my feet from slipping. So now I can walk in your presence, O God, in your life-giving light.

13 You pulled me from the brink of death, my feet from the cliff-edge of doom. Now I stroll at leisure with God in the sunlit fields of life.