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56 [1] **For the chief musician, on yonat elem reĥokim*****.***** **The heading of this psalm is, in all likelihood, the name of a melody to be used for this particular text. **An instruction by David, **composed **when the Philistines seized him in Gat.**** **David fled from Saul, seeking shelter with the Philistines in Gat, where he was beset by further troubles.
[2] **Be gracious to me, God, for men seek to devour me; fighters harass me all day long. **
[3] **My foes seek to devour me all day long. But **despite the enemy’s relentless pressure, there is reason for hope, as** many on high, **angels in heaven,** are fighting for me. **
[4] **On a day when I am afraid, I put my trust in You.**
[5] **I praise the word of God. In God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What, **then,** can **a mortal man of **mere flesh do to me? **
[6] **All day long they ponder my doings, their thoughts of evil directed against me. **
[7] **They lie in wait in their dwelling places, they watch my footsteps in hopes of taking my life. **
[8] **Cast them out for their iniquity; bring down nations, God, in anger. **
[9] **You have taken **an **account of my **numerous places of **wandering.** **Put my tears in Your flask, **that is, take note of them and value them. There is a play on words here: The Hebrew word for both “wandering” and “flask” is *nod*.** Indeed, keep them in Your reckoning. **
[10] **Then, on the day that I call **out to** **You in prayer, I trust that **my enemies will turn back **in retreat.** **But in any event, **this I know, that God is with me. **
[11] **I praise the word of God; I praise the word of the Lord. **This verse invokes two of God’s names, “God,” referring to His attribute of justice, and “the Lord,” alluding to His attribute of mercy. The psalmist declares his praise of God whatever the situation, whether He manifests Himself as stern Judge or merciful Protector.
[12] **In God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me? **
[13] **I will fulfill the vows I made to You; I will offer thanksgiving sacrifices to You. **
[14] **For You have delivered me from death, indeed kept my feet from stumbling, so that I might walk before God in the light of the living. **
Version: The Steinsaltz Tanakh - English
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