To the chief Musician upon Jonath-elem-rechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath.

1 BE merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
2 Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.
3 What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
4 In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
5 Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
7 Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.
8 Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
9 When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.
10 In God will I praise his word: in the Lord will I praise his word.
11 In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
12 Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.
13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

 

1To the chiefe musician vpon Ionath Elem Rechokim, Michtam of Dauid, when the Philistines tooke him in Gath. Be mercifull vnto mee, O God, for man would swallow me vp: he fighting daily, oppresseth me.

2Mine enemies would dayly swallow me vp: for they bee many that fight against me, O thou most high.

3What time I am afraide, I will trust in thee.

4In God I will praise his worde, In God I haue put my trust, I will not feare what flesh can doe vnto me.

5Euery day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against mee for euill.

6They gather themselues together; they hide themselues, they marke my steps when they wait for my soule.

7Shall they escape by iniquitie? in thine anger cast downe the people, O God.

8Thou tellest my wanderings, put thou my teares into thy bottle: are they not in thy booke?

9When I crie vnto thee, then shall mine enemies turne backe: this I know, for God is for me.

10In God will I praise his word: in the Lord will I praise his word.

11In God haue I put my trust: I will not bee afraid what man can doe vnto me.

12Thy vowes are vpon me, O God: I will render praises vnto thee.

13For thou hast deliuered my soule from death: wilt not thou deliuer my feet from falling? that I may walke before God in the light of the liuing.

I == Ps 57:1

 

 

 

II == Ps 54:5 ; 57:3

 

 

IV == Ps 56:10-11 ; 118:6 ; Isa 31:3 ; Heb 13:6

 

 

VI == Ps 59:3

 

VIII ==Mal 3:16

 

 

 

IX == Rom 8:31

 

X == Ps 56:4

 

 

 

 

XIII == Job 33:30 ; Ps 116:8

 

 

 

 

 

1 For the director. According to Yonath elem rehoqim. A miktam of David, when the Philistines seized him at Gath.

2 Have mercy on me, God, for I am treated harshly; attackers press me all the day.

3 My foes treat me harshly all the day; yes, many are my attackers. O Most High,

4 when I am afraid, in you I place my trust.

5 I praise the word of God; I trust in God, I do not fear. What can mere flesh do to me?

6 All the day they foil my plans; their every thought is of evil against me.

7 They hide together in ambush; they watch my every step; they lie in wait for my life.

8 They are evil; watch them, God! Cast the nations down in your anger!

9 My wanderings you have noted; are my tears not stored in your flask,recorded in your book?

10 My foes turn back when I call on you. This I know: God is on my side.

11 I praise the word of God, I praise the word of the LORD.

12 In God I trust, I do not fear. What can man do to me?

13 I have made vows to you, God; with offerings I will fulfill them,

14 For you have snatched me from death, kept my feet from stumbling, That I may walk before God in the light of the living

1-7. This Psalm of David is when the Philistines took him in Gath. He shamefully acted like a crazy man to escape them, but his Jewish enemies were daily twisting his words, constantly in pursuit and laying wait for him. He asked God to cast them down.
v 8. There was a custom of catching tears in a bottle to be placed on the tomb of loved ones. He believes God is taking account of every tear.
v 9-12. Verse 10 is practically a repeat of v 4, and one we can claim when people are accusing or belittling us, “what man can do unto me”. He is confident that as God has delivered him, he will continue to, so he vows to give God praise or thank offering.