Psalms 56

David pleads for mercy from **YHWH** amid relentless pursuit by enemies (אֹיְבַי) who twist his words and plot his demise, yet declares, 'Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You.' He acknowledges **YHWH** records his tears and wanderings, expresses confidence in divine deliverance, and vows praises for salvation from death to walk before **Elohim** in the light of life.[1][2]

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To the choirmaster according to dove silent far away of David a michtam when seized him Philistines in Gath

1 לַ/מְנַצֵּ֤חַ 𐤋/𐤌𐤍𐤑𐤇 lamenatsecha To the choirmaster HRd/Vprmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al according to HR י֬וֹנַת 𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤕 yonat dove HNcfsc אֵ֣לֶם 𐤀𐤋𐤌 elem silent HNcmsa רְ֭חֹקִים 𐤓𐤇𐤒𐤉𐤌 rechoqim far away HAampa לְ/דָוִ֣ד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid of David HR/Np מִכְתָּ֑ם 𐤌𐤊𐤕𐤌 mikhetam a michtam HNcmsa בֶּֽ/אֱחֹ֨ז 𐤁/𐤀𐤇𐤆 beechoz when seized HR/Vqc אֹת֖/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto him HTo/Sp3ms פְלִשְׁתִּ֣ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 felishetim Philistines HNgmpa בְּ/גַֽת 𐤁/𐤂𐤕 begat in Gath HR/Np

be gracious to me O God for pants after me man all the day would fight oppresses me

2 חָנֵּ֣/נִי 𐤇𐤍/𐤍𐤉 chaneni be gracious to me HVqv2ms/Sp1cs אֱ֭לֹהִים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) O God HNcmpa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC שְׁאָפַ֣/נִי 𐤔𐤀𐤐/𐤍𐤉 sheafani pants after me HVqp3ms/Sp1cs אֱנ֑וֹשׁ 𐤀𐤍𐤅𐤔 enosh man HNcmsa כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsc הַ֝/יּ֗וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom the day HTd/Ncmsa לֹחֵ֥ם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lochem would fight HVqrmsa יִלְחָצֵֽ/נִי 𐤉𐤋𐤇𐤑/𐤍𐤉 yilechatseni oppresses me HVqi3ms/Sp1cs

pant after my adversaries all the day for many fight against me on high

3 שָׁאֲפ֣וּ 𐤔𐤀𐤐𐤅 shaafu pant after HVqp3cp שׁ֭וֹרְרַ/י 𐤔𐤅𐤓𐤓/𐤉 shoreray my adversaries HNcmpc/Sp1cs כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsc הַ/יּ֑וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom the day HTd/Ncmsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC רַבִּ֨ים 𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 rabim many HAampa לֹחֲמִ֖ים 𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤉𐤌 lochamim fight HVqrmpa לִ֣/י 𐤋/𐤉 li against me HR/Sp1cs מָרֽוֹם 𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤌 marom on high HNcmsa

day I fear I to you I trust

4 י֥וֹם 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom day HNcmsa אִירָ֑א 𐤀𐤉𐤓𐤀 ira I fear HVqi1cs אֲ֝נִ֗י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani I HPp1cs אֵלֶ֥י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 eleykha to you HR/Sp2ms אֶבְטָֽח 𐤀𐤁𐤈𐤇 evetach I trust HVqi1cs

in God I praise his word in God I trust not I fear what can do flesh to me

5 בֵּ/אלֹהִים֮ 𐤁/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 belohim Mulimu (Lozi) in God HR/Ncmpa אֲהַלֵּ֪ל 𐤀𐤄𐤋𐤋 ahalel I praise HVpi1cs דְּבָ֫ר֥/וֹ 𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤅 devaro his word HNcmsc/Sp3ms בֵּ/אלֹהִ֣ים 𐤁/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 belohim-2 Mulimu (Lozi) in God HR/Ncmpa בָּ֭טַחְתִּי 𐤁𐤈𐤇𐤕𐤉 batacheti I trust HVqp1cs לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn אִירָ֑א 𐤀𐤉𐤓𐤀 ira I fear HVqi1cs מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah what HTi יַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yaaseh can do HVqi3ms בָשָׂ֣ר 𐤁𐤔𐤓 vasar flesh HNcmsa לִֽ/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me HR/Sp1cs

all the day my words they distort against me all their thoughts for evil

6 כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsc הַ֭/יּוֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom the day HTd/Ncmsa דְּבָרַ֣/י 𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤉 devaray my words HNcmpc/Sp1cs יְעַצֵּ֑בוּ 𐤉𐤏𐤑𐤁𐤅 yeatsevu they distort HVpi3mp עָלַ֖/י 𐤏𐤋/𐤉 alay against me HR/Sp1cs כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 all HNcmsc מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֣/ם 𐤌𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤕/𐤌 macheshevotam their thoughts HNcfpc/Sp3mp לָ/רָֽע 𐤋/𐤓𐤏 lara for evil HRd/Aamsa

they lodge they hide they watch they my heels they guard as they have waited for my soul

7 יָג֤וּרוּ 𐤉𐤂𐤅𐤓𐤅 yaguru they lodge HVqi3mp יצפינו 𐤉𐤑𐤐𐤉𐤍𐤅 ytsfynv they hide HVhi3mp יִצְפּ֗וֹנוּ 𐤉𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍𐤅 yitseponu they watch HVqi3mp הֵ֭מָּה 𐤄𐤌𐤄 hemah they HPp3mp עֲקֵבַ֣/י 𐤏𐤒𐤁/𐤉 aqevay my heels HNcmpc/Sp1cs יִשְׁמֹ֑רוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅 yishemoru they guard HVqi3mp כַּ֝/אֲשֶׁ֗ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as HR/Tr קִוּ֥וּ 𐤒𐤅𐤅 qiuu they have waited HVpp3cp נַפְשִֽׁ/י 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉 nafeshi for my soul HNcbsc/Sp1cs

concerning my wanderings deliver them in anger of peoples bring down O God

8 עַל 𐤏𐤋 al concerning HR אָ֥וֶן 𐤀𐤅𐤍 aven my wanderings HNcmsa פַּלֶּט 𐤐𐤋𐤈 palet deliver HVpv2ms לָ֑/מוֹ 𐤋/𐤌𐤅 lamo them HR/Sp3mp בְּ֝/אַ֗ף 𐤁/𐤀𐤐 beaf in anger HR/Ncmsa עַמִּ֤ים 𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 amim of peoples HNcmpa הוֹרֵ֬ד 𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤃 hored bring down HVhv2ms אֱלֹהִֽים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) O God HNcmpa

my wandering you have counted you put it my tears in your bottle not? in your book

9 נֹדִ/י֮ 𐤍𐤃/𐤉 nodi my wandering HNcmsc/Sp1cs סָפַ֪רְתָּ֫ה 𐤎𐤐𐤓𐤕𐤄 safaretah you have counted HVqp2ms אָ֥תָּה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you HPp2ms שִׂ֣ימָ/ה 𐤔𐤉𐤌/𐤄 simah put it HVqv2ms/Sh דִמְעָתִ֣/י 𐤃𐤌𐤏𐤕/𐤉 dimeati my tears HNcfsc/Sp1cs בְ/נֹאדֶ֑/ךָ 𐤁/𐤍𐤀𐤃/𐤊 venodekha in your bottle HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms הֲ֝/לֹ֗א 𐤄/𐤋𐤀 halo not? HTi/Tn בְּ/סִפְרָתֶֽ/ךָ 𐤁/𐤎𐤐𐤓𐤕/𐤊 besiferatekha in your book HR/Ncfsc/Sp2ms

then they-will-turn-back my-enemies backward in-day I-call this I-have-known that God for-me

10 אָ֥֨ז 𐤀𐤆 az then HD יָ֘שׁ֤וּבוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤅 yashuvu they-will-turn-back HVqi3mp אוֹיְבַ֣/י 𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤁/𐤉 oyevay my-enemies HVqrmpc/Sp1cs אָ֭חוֹר 𐤀𐤇𐤅𐤓 achor backward HNcmsa בְּ/י֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom in-day HR/Ncmsa אֶקְרָ֑א 𐤀𐤒𐤓𐤀 eqera I-call HVqi1cs זֶה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this HPdxms יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉 yadaeti I-have-known HVqp1cs כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that HC אֱלֹהִ֥ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God HNcmpa לִֽ/י 𐤋/𐤉 li for-me HR/Sp1cs

in God I will praise word in YHWH I will praise word

11 בֵּֽ֭/אלֹהִים 𐤁/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 belohim Mulimu (Lozi) in God HR/Ncmpa אֲהַלֵּ֣ל 𐤀𐤄𐤋𐤋 ahalel I will praise HVpi1cs דָּבָ֑ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 davar word HNcmsa בַּ֝/יהוָ֗ה 𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 bayhvah Nyambe (Lozi) in YHWH HR/Np אֲהַלֵּ֥ל 𐤀𐤄𐤋𐤋 ahalel-2 I will praise HVpi1cs דָּבָֽר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 davar-2 word HNcmsa

O God I have trusted not I fear what can do man to me

12 בֵּֽ/אלֹהִ֣ים 𐤁/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 belohim Mulimu (Lozi) O God HR/Ncmpa בָּ֭טַחְתִּי 𐤁𐤈𐤇𐤕𐤉 batacheti I have trusted HVqp1cs לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn אִירָ֑א 𐤀𐤉𐤓𐤀 ira I fear HVqi1cs מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah what HTi יַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yaaseh can do HVqi3ms אָדָ֣ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam man HNcmsa לִֽ/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me HR/Sp1cs

upon me God your vows I will pay thank offerings to you

13 עָלַ֣/י 𐤏𐤋/𐤉 alay upon me HR/Sp1cs אֱלֹהִ֣ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God HNcmpa נְדָרֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤍𐤃𐤓𐤉/𐤊 nedareykha your vows HNcmpc/Sp2ms אֲשַׁלֵּ֖ם 𐤀𐤔𐤋𐤌 ashalem I will pay HVpi1cs תּוֹדֹ֣ת 𐤕𐤅𐤃𐤕 todot thank offerings HNcfpa לָֽ/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe to you HR/Sp2fs

For you have delivered my soul from death [have You] not my feet from stumbling to walk before God in the light of life

14 כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki For HC הִצַּ֪לְתָּ 𐤄𐤑𐤋𐤕 hitsaleta you have delivered HVhp2ms נַפְשִׁ֡/י 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉 nafeshi my soul HNcbsc/Sp1cs מִ/מָּוֶת֮ 𐤌/𐤌𐤅𐤕 mimavet from death HR/Ncmsa הֲ/לֹ֥א 𐤄/𐤋𐤀 halo [have You] not HTi/Tn רַגְלַ֗/י 𐤓𐤂𐤋/𐤉 ragelay my feet HNcfdc/Sp1cs מִ֫/דֶּ֥חִי 𐤌/𐤃𐤇𐤉 midechi from stumbling HR/Ncmsa לְ֭/הִֽתְהַלֵּךְ 𐤋/𐤄𐤕𐤄𐤋𐤊 lehitehalekhe to walk HR/Vtc לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before HR/Ncbpc אֱלֹהִ֑ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God HNcmpa בְּ֝/א֗וֹר 𐤁/𐤀𐤅𐤓 beor in the light HR/Ncbsc הַֽ/חַיִּֽים 𐤄/𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 hachayim of life HTd/Ncbpa

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