Глава 56

1. ¶ BE merciful to me, O God; for man has trodden me under foot; all the day long the fighting oppresses me.
2. Mine enemies have daily trodden me under foot; for many warriors have risen against me.
3. I fear not during the day, because I trust in thee.
4. In God I will be glorified, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what man can do to me.
5. All the day long they conspired against me and they devised evil against me.
6. They will wait in hiding, they will watch my steps, inasmuch as they wish for my death.
7. He has no deliverer, they have said. Condemn them with the condemnation of the Gentiles.
8. ¶ O God, I have declared my faith unto thee; record thou my tears before thee in thy book.
9. Then shall mine enemies turn back; and I will know I have a God.
10. In God will I praise his word; in the LORD will I praise his word.
11. In God have I put my trust; I will not be afraid what man can do to me.
12. To thee shall I perform my vows, O God; I will offer them to thee with thank offering.
13. For thou hast delivered my soul from death and my feet from stumbling, that I may be pleasing in thy sight, O God, in the land of the living.