Psalm 56. Miserere mei, Deus.

1. Have mercy on me, O God, for my enemies are hounding me; *
   all day long they assault and oppress me.
2. They hound me all the day long; *
   truly there are many who fight against me, O Most High.
3. Whenever I am afraid, *
   I will put my trust in you.
4. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust and will not be afraid, *
   for what can flesh do to me?
5. All day long they damage my cause; *
   their only thought is to do me evil.
6. They band together; they lie in wait; *
   they spy upon my footsteps; because they seek my life.
7. Shall they escape despite their wickedness? *
   O God, in your anger, cast down the peoples.
8. You have noted my lamentation; put my tears into your bottle; *
   are they not recorded in your book?
9. Whenever I call upon you, my enemies will be put to flight; *
   this I know, for God is on my side.
10. In God the Lord, whose word I praise, in God I trust and will not be afraid, *
    or what can mortals do to me?
11. I am bound by the vow I made to you, O God; *
    I will present to you thank-offerings;
12. For you have rescued my soul from death and my feet from stumbling, *
    that I may walk before God in the light of the living.