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56[For the choir director: A psalm of David, regarding the time the Philistines seized him in Gath. To be sung to the tune “Dove on Distant Oaks.”] O God, have mercy on me, for people are hounding me. My foes attack me all day long.H5329H3128H4387H1732H6430H270H1661H2603H430H582H7602H3898H3117H3905 2I am constantly hounded by those who slander me, and many are boldly attacking me.H8324H3117H7602H7227H3898H4791 3But when I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.H3117H3372H982 4I praise God for what he has promised. I trust in God, so why should I be afraid? What can mere mortals do to me?H430H1984H1697H430H982H3372H1320H6213 5They are always twisting what I say; they spend their days plotting to harm me.H3117H6087H1697H4284H7451 6They come together to spy on me—watching my every step, eager to kill me.H1481H6845H6845H8104H6119H6960H5315 7Don’t let them get away with their wickedness; in your anger, O God, bring them down.H6405H205H639H3381H5971H430 8You keep track of all my sorrows
. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.H5608H5112H7760H1832H4997H5612 9My enemies will retreat when I call to you for help. This I know: God is on my side!H3117H7121H341H7725H268H3045H430 10I praise God for what he has promised; Yes, I praise the Lord for what he has promised.H430H1984H1697H3068H1984H1697 11I trust in God, so why should I be afraid? What can mere mortals do to me?H430H982H3372H120H6213 12I will fulfill my vows to you, O God, and will offer a sacrifice of thanks for your help.H5088H430H7999H8426 13For you have rescued me from death; you have kept my feet from slipping. So now I can walk in your presence, O God, in your life-giving light.H5337H5315H4194H7272H1762H1980H6440H430H216H2416
57[For the choir director: A psalm of David, regarding the time he fled from Saul and went into the cave. To be sung to the tune “Do Not Destroy!”] Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy! I look to you for protection. I will hide beneath the shadow of your wings until the danger passes by.H5329H516H4387H1732H1272H6440H7586H4631H2603H430H2603H5315H2620H6738H3671H2620H1942H5674 2I cry out to God Most High, to God who will fulfill his purpose for me.H7121H430H5945H410H1584 3He will send help from heaven to rescue me, disgracing those who hound me. Interlude My God will send forth his unfailing love and faithfulness.H7971H8064H3467H2778H7602H5542H430H7971H2617H571 4I am surrounded by fierce lions who greedily devour human prey—whose teeth pierce like spears and arrows, and whose tongues cut like swords.H5315H8432H3833H7901H3857H1121H120H8127H2595H2671H3956H2299H2719 5Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens! May your glory shine over all the earth.H7311H430H8064H3519H776 6My enemies have set a trap for me. I am weary from distress. They have dug a deep pit in my path, but they themselves have fallen into it. InterludeH3559H7568H6471H5315H3721H3738H7882H6440H8432H5307H5542 7My heart is confident in you, O God; my heart is confident. No wonder I can sing your praises!H3820H3559H430H3820H3559H7891H2167 8Wake up, my heart! Wake up, O lyre and harp! I will wake the dawn with my song.H5782H3519H5782H5035H3658H5782H7837 9I will thank you, Lord, among all the people. I will sing your praises among the nations.H3034H136H5971H2167H3816 10For your unfailing love is as high as the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.H2617H1419H8064H571H7834 11Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens. May your glory shine over all the earth.H7311H430H8064H3519H776
58[For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be sung to the tune “Do Not Destroy!”] Justice—do you rulers know the meaning of the word? Do you judge the people fairly?H5329H516H4387H1732H552H1696H6664H482H8199H4339H1121H120 2No! You plot injustice in your hearts. You spread violence throughout the land.H3820H6466H5766H6424H2555H3027H776 3These wicked people are born sinners; even from birth they have lied and gone their own way.H7563H2114H7358H8582H990H1696H3577 4They spit venom like deadly snakes; they are like cobras that refuse to listen,H2534H1823H2534H5175H2795H6620H331H241 5ignoring the tunes of the snake charmers, no matter how skillfully they play.H8085H6963H3907H2266H2267H2449 6Break off their fangs, O God! Smash the jaws of these lions, O Lord!H2040H8127H430H6310H5422H4459H3715H3068 7May they disappear like water into thirsty ground. Make their weapons useless in their hands.H3988H4325H1980H1869H2671H4135 8May they be like snails that dissolve into slime, like a stillborn child who will never see the sun.H7642H8557H1980H5309H802H2372H8121 9God will sweep them away, both young and old, faster than a pot heats over burning thorns.H5518H995H329H8175H2416H2740 10The godly will rejoice when they see injustice avenged. They will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.H6662H8055H2372H5359H7364H6471H1818H7563 11Then at last everyone will say, “There truly is a reward for those who live for God; surely there is a God who judges justly here on earth.”H120H559H6529H6662H3426H430H8199H776
59[For the choir director: A psalm of David, regarding the time Saul sent soldiers to watch David’s house in order to kill him. To be sung to the tune “Do Not Destroy!”] Rescue me from my enemies, O God. Protect me from those who have come to destroy me.H5329H516H4387H1732H7586H7971H8104H1004H4191H5337H341H430H7682H6965 2Rescue me from these criminals; save me from these murderers.H5337H6466H205H3467H1818H582 3They have set an ambush for me. Fierce enemies are out there waiting, Lord, though I have not sinned or offended them.H693H5315H5794H1481H6588H2403H3068 4I have done nothing wrong, yet they prepare to attack me. Wake up! See what is happening and help me!H7323H3559H5771H5782H7125H7200 5O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, wake up and punish those hostile nations. Show no mercy to wicked traitors. InterludeH3068H430H6635H430H3478H6974H6485H1471H2603H205H898H5542 6They come out at night, snarling like vicious dogs as they prowl the streets.H7725H6153H1993H3611H5437H5892 7Listen to the filth that comes from their mouths; their words cut like swords. “After all, who can hear us?” they sneer.H5042H6310H2719H8193H8085 8But Lord, you laugh at them. You scoff at all the hostile nations.H3068H7832H1471H3932 9You are my strength; I wait for you to rescue me, for you, O God, are my fortress.H5797H8104H430H4869 10In his unfailing love, my God will stand with me. He will let me look down in triumph on all my enemies.H430H2617H6923H430H7200H8324 11Don’t kill them, for my people soon forget such lessons; stagger them with your power, and bring them to their knees, O Lord our shield.H2026H5971H7911H5128H2428H3381H136H4043 12Because of the sinful things they say, because of the evil that is on their lips, let them be captured by their pride, their curses, and their lies.H2403H6310H1697H8193H3920H1347H423H3585H5608 13Destroy them in your anger! Wipe them out completely! Then the whole world will know that God reigns in Israel. InterludeH3615H2534H3615H3045H430H4910H3290H657H776H5542 14My enemies come out at night, snarling like vicious dogs as they prowl the streets.H6153H7725H1993H3611H5437H5892 15They scavenge for food but go to sleep unsatisfied.H5128H5128H398H3885H7646 16But as for me, I will sing about your power. Each morning I will sing with joy about your unfailing love. For you have been my refuge, a place of safety when I am in distress.H7891H5797H7442H2617H1242H4869H4498H3117H6862 17O my Strength, to you I sing praises, for you, O God, are my refuge, the God who shows me unfailing love.H5797H2167H430H4869H430H2617
60[For the choir director: A psalm of David useful for teaching, regarding the time David fought Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and killed 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. To be sung to the tune “Lily of the Testimony.”] You have rejected us, O God, and broken our defenses. You have been angry with us; now restore us to your favor.H5329H7802H4387H1732H3925H5327H763H5104H760H3097H7725H5221H123H1516H4417H8147H6240H505H430H2186H6555H599H7725 2You have shaken our land and split it open. Seal the cracks, for the land trembles.H776H7493H6480H7495H7667H4131 3You have been very hard on us, making us drink wine that sent us reeling.H7200H5971H7186H8248H3196H8653 4But you have raised a banner for those who fear you—a rallying point in the face of attack. InterludeH5414H5251H3373H5127H6440H7189H5542 5Now rescue your beloved people. Answer and save us by your power.H3039H2502H3467H3225H6030 6God has promised this by his holiness. “I will divide up Shechem with joy. I will measure out the valley of Succoth.H430H1696H6944H5937H2505H7927H4058H6010H5523 7Gilead is mine, and Manasseh, too. Ephraim, my helmet, will produce my warriors, and Judah, my scepter, will produce my kings.H1568H4519H669H4581H7218H3063H2710 8But Moab, my washbasin, will become my servant, and I will wipe my feet on Edom and shout in triumph over Philistia.”H4124H5518H7366H123H7993H5275H6429H7321 9Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will bring me victory over Edom?H2986H4692H5892H5148H123 10Have you rejected us, O God? Will you no longer march with our armies?H430H2186H430H3318H6635 11Oh, please help us against our enemies, for all human help is useless.H3051H5833H6862H7723H8668H120 12With God’s help we will do mighty things, for he will trample down our foes.H430H6213H2428H947H6862
. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.H560857[For the choir director: A psalm of David, regarding the time he fled from Saul and went into the cave. To be sung to the tune “Do Not Destroy!”] Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy! I look to you for protection. I will hide beneath the shadow of your wings until the danger passes by.H5329
, to God who will fulfill his purpose for me.H712158[For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be sung to the tune “Do Not Destroy!”] Justice—do you rulers
know the meaning of the word? Do you judge the people fairly?H5329.H398859[For the choir director: A psalm of David, regarding the time Saul sent soldiers to watch David’s house in order to kill him. To be sung to the tune “Do Not Destroy!”] Rescue me from my enemies, O God. Protect me from those who have come to destroy me.H5329
. InterludeH3615.H512860[For the choir director: A psalm of David useful for teaching, regarding the time David fought Aram-naharaim and Aram-zobah, and Joab returned and killed 12,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. To be sung to the tune “Lily of the Testimony.”] You have rejected us, O God, and broken our defenses. You have been angry with us; now restore us to your favor.H5329
. “I will divide up Shechem with joy. I will measure out the valley of Succoth.H430
