Psalm 56

Trust in God and do not be afraid

¹God, please be kind to me, and help me,

because people are fighting me.

My enemies are attacking me every day.

²They chase me all the time!

Those proud people want to catch me,

and there are many of them!

³But when I am afraid,

I will trust in you.

⁴By God's help, I will praise his word.

By God's help, I will trust in him.

I will not be afraid.

People can do nothing to hurt me!

⁵All the time, they bring trouble on me.

They are always thinking of ways to hurt me.

⁶They hide and they watch me.

They watch me wherever I go,

and they hope to kill me.

⁷God, they want to do wicked things,

so punish them!

Destroy these people,

because you are angry with them.

⁸Every time that I am upset ,

you know about it.

Put all my tears in your bottle!

Yes, write down every tear in your book.

⁹When I call to you for help,

my enemies will turn back.

I know that God is with me.

He will fight for me.

¹⁰By God's help, I will praise his promise.

Yes, by the Lord 's help,

I will praise his word.

¹¹I am not afraid,

because I trust in God.

People can do nothing to hurt me.

¹²I have made special promises to you, God,

and I will do what I have promised.

I will offer to you a sacrifice to say ‘thank you’.

¹³You have saved my life from death.

You keep me safe so that I do not fall.

As a result, I will serve you, God,

as you give me light to live here on earth.