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Psalm 56

1 Be gracious to me, O God, for people trample on me;
    all day long foes oppress me;
2 my enemies trample on me all day long,
    for many fight against me.
O Most High, 3 when I am afraid,
    I put my trust in you.
4 In God, whose word I praise,
    in God I trust; I am not afraid;
    what can flesh do to me?

5 All day long they seek to injure my cause;
    all their thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They stir up strife, they lurk,
    they watch my steps.
  As they hoped to have my life,
7     so repay them for their crime;
    in wrath cast down the peoples, O God!

8 You have kept count of my tossings;
    put my tears in your bottle.
    Are they not in your record?
9 Then my enemies will retreat
    on the day when I call.
    This I know, that God is for me.
10 In God, whose word I praise,
    in the Lord, whose word I praise,
11 in God I trust; I am not afraid.
    What can a mere mortal do to me?

12 My vows to you I must perform, O God;
    I will render thank-offerings to you.
13 For you have delivered my soul from death,
    and my feet from falling,
   so that I may walk before God
    in the light of life.