Psalm 56. A Prayer of Trust in God.

Be merciful to me, O God,
because I am under attack;
my enemies persecute me all the time.

2 All day long my opponents attack me.
There are so many who fight against me.

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

4 I trust in God and am not afraid;
I praise him for what he has promised.
What can a mere human being do to me?

5 My enemies make trouble for me all day long;
they are always thinking up some way to hurt me!

6 They gather in hiding places
and watch everything I do,
hoping to kill me.

7 Punish them, O God, for their evil;
defeat those people in your anger!

8 You know how troubled I am;
you have kept a record of my tears.
Aren’t they listed…