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Psalms 56

1 David being brought to Achísh the King of Gath, 1 Sam. 21.12, complaineth of his enemies, demandeth succour, 3 Putteth his trust in God and in his promises, 12 And promiseth to perform his vows which he had taken upon him, whereof this was the effect to praise God in his Church.
¶ To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David on Michtám, concerning the adumme doove in a far country, when the Philistims took him in Gath.
1.Be merciful unto me, ô God, for bman would swallow me up: he fighteth continually and vexeth me.
2.Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for many fight against me, ô thou most High.
3.When I was afraid, I trusted in thee.
4.I wil rejoice in God, because of his cword, I trust in God, and wil not fear what flesh can do unto me.
5.Mine own dwords grieve me daily: all their thoughts are against me to do me hurt.
6.eThey gather together, and keep them selves close: they mark my steps, because they wait for my soul.
7.fThey think they shal escape by iniquity: ô God, cast these people down in thine anger.
8.Thou hast counted my wanderings: put my gtears into thy bottle: are they not in thy register?
9.When I cry, then mine enemies shal turn back: this I know, for God is with me.
10.I will rejoice in God because of his word: in the Lord will I rejoyce word.
11.In God do I trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
12.hThy vows are upon me, ô God: I will render praises unto thee.
13.For thou hast delivered my soul from death, and also my feet from falling, that I may iwalk before God in the klight of the living.

Notes

1-b.
He shows that it is either now time, or never, that God help him: for all the world is against him and ready to devour him.
4-c.
He stays his conscience upon God’s promise, though he see not present help.
5-d.
All my counsels have evil success and turn to my own sorrow.
6-e.
As all the world against one man, and cannot be satiate, except they have my life.
7-f.
They think not only to escape punishment, but the more wicked they are, the more impudent they wax.
8-g.
If God keep the tears of his Saints in store, much more will he remember their blood to avenge it: and though tyrants burn the bones, yet can they not blot the tears and blood out of God’s register.
12-h.
Having received that which I required, I am bound to pay my vows of thanksgiving.
13-i.
As mindful of his great mercies, and giving him thanks for the same.
13-k.
That is, in this life and light of the sun.