Psalms 56:5-8 in English

⁵ All the day long they wrest my words: All their thoughts are against me for evil.

⁶ They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, They mark my steps, Even as they have waited for my soul.

⁷ Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God.

⁸ Thou numberest my wanderings: Put thou my tears into thy bottle; Are they not in thy book?

⁵ and he has delivered my soul from the midst of lions' whelps: I lay down to sleep, though troubled. As for the sons of men, their teeth are arms and missile weapons, and their tongue a sharp sword.

⁶ Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; and thy glory above all the earth.

⁷ They have prepared snares for my feet, and have bowed down my soul: they have dug a pit before my face, and fallen into it themselves. Pause.

⁸ My heart, O God, is ready, my heart is ready: I will sing, yea will sing psalms.

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?

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?

⁵ Be you exalted, O God, above the heavens; and your glory above all the earth.

⁶ They have prepared snares for my feet, and have bowed down my soul: they have dug a pit before my face, and fallen into it themselves. Pause.

⁷ My heart, O God, is ready, my heart is ready: I will sing, yes will sing psalms.

⁸ Awake, my glory; awake, lute and harp: I will awake early.

⁵ All the day long they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.

⁶ They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, even as they have waited for my soul.

⁷ Shall they escape by iniquity? in anger cast down the peoples, O God.

⁸ Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle; are they not in thy book?

⁵ All day long my enemies claim that I said things that I did not say (OR, try to destroy what I am doing); they are always thinking of ways to harm me.

⁶ In order to cause trouble for me, they hide and watch everything that I do, waiting for an opportunity to kill me MTY.

⁷ So, God, punish them for the wicked things that they are doing; show that you are angry by defeating those people!

⁸ You have counted all the times that I have been wandering alone/distressed; it is as though you have put all my tears in a bottle in order that you can see how much I have cried. You have counted my tears and written the number in your book.

⁵ Be you exalted, O God, above the heavens; and your glory above all the earth.

⁶ They have prepared snares for my feet, and have bowed down my soul: they have dug a pit before my face, and fallen into it themselves. Pause.

⁷ My heart, O God, is ready, my heart is ready: I will sing, yes will sing psalms.

⁸ Awake, my glory; awake, lute and harp: I will awake early.

⁵ All day long they twist my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil.

⁶ They conspire and lurk, watching my steps. They are eager to take my life.

⁷ Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, God.

⁸ You count my wanderings. You put my tears into your container. Aren’t they in your book?

⁵ All day long they twist my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil.

⁶ They conspire and lurk, watching my steps. They are eager to take my life.

⁷ Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, God.

⁸ You count my wanderings. You put my tears into your container. Aren’t they in your book?

⁵ All day long they twist my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil.

⁶ They conspire and lurk, watching my steps. They are eager to take my life.

⁷ Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, God.

⁸ You count my wanderings. You put my tears into your container. Aren’t they in your book?

⁵ Every day they make wrong use of my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.

⁶ They come together, they are waiting in secret places, they take note of my steps, they are waiting for my soul.

⁷ By evil-doing they will not get free from punishment. In wrath, O God, let the peoples be made low.

⁸ You have seen my wanderings; put the drops from my eyes into your bottle; are they not in your record?

⁵ All the day long they wrest my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.

⁶ They gather themselves together, they hide themselves; they mark my steps, because they wait for my soul.

⁷ Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God.

⁸ Thou countest my wanderings; put my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?

⁵ And he hath delivered my soul from the midst of the young lions. I slept troubled. The sons of men, whose teeth are weapons and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

⁶ Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, and thy glory above all the earth.

⁷ They prepared a snare for my feet; and they bowed down my soul. They dug a pit before my face, and they are fallen into it.

⁸ My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready: I will Sing, and rehearse a psalm.

⁵ They constantly twist my words against me; they spend all their time thinking of evil things to do to me.

⁶ They gather together in their hiding places to keep watch on me, hoping to kill me.

⁷ Will they escape when they do so much evil? God, in anger bring these people down!

⁸ You've kept track of all my wanderings. You've collected all my tears in your bottle. You've kept a record of each one.

⁵ Mine owne wordes grieue me dayly: all their thoughtes are against me to doe me hurt.

⁶ They gather together, and keepe them selues close: they marke my steps, because they waite for my soule.

⁷ They thinke they shall escape by iniquitie: O God, cast these people downe in thine anger.

⁸ Thou hast counted my wandrings: put my teares into thy bottel: are they not in thy register?

⁵ (56-6) All the day they trouble mine affairs; all their thoughts are against me for evil.

⁶ (56-7) They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps; according as they have waited for my soul.

⁷ (56-8) Because of iniquity cast them out; in anger bring down the peoples, O God.

⁸ (56-9) Thou has counted my wanderings; put Thou my tears into Thy bottle; are they not in Thy book?

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?

⁵ (56:6) All the day they wrest my words: against me are all their thoughts for evil.

⁶ (56:7) They come together in troops, they hide themselves, they are those that watch my heels, as though they hoped to take my soul.

⁷ (56:8) Because of their wrong-doing let me escape from them: in anger cast down the people, O God.

⁸ (56:9) My wanderings hast thou well numbered: put thou my tears into thy bottle; behold, they are numbered by thee.

⁵ And he has delivered my soul from the midst of lions’ whelps: I lay down to sleep, though troubled. As for the sons of men, their teeth are arms and missile weapons, And their tongue a sharp sword.

⁶ Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; And thy glory above all the earth.

⁷ They have prepared snares for my feet, And have bowed down my soul: They have dug a pit before my face, And fallen into it themselves. Pause.

⁸ My heart, O God, is ready, My heart is ready: I will sing, yea will sing psalms.

⁵ Every day they wrest my words; All their thoughts are against me for evil.

⁶ They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they watch my steps, Lying in wait for my life.

⁷ Shall they escape by their iniquity? In thine anger cast down the people, O God!

⁸ Count thou my wanderings; Put my tears into thy bottle! Are they not recorded in thy book?

⁵ They torture me all the day, they ceaselessly plan to hurt me,

⁶ banded together in secret, watching my every step, as those who hope for my death.

⁷ Pay them out for their sin, O God, hurl down the strong in your anger.

⁸ You yourself count my wanderings. Put in your bottle my tears are they not in your book?

⁵ They torture me all the day, they ceaselessly plan to hurt me,

⁶ banded together in secret, watching my every step, as those who hope for my death.

⁷ Pay them out for their sin, O God, hurl down the strong in your anger.

⁸ You yourself count my wanderings. Put in your bottle my tears are they not in your book?

⁵ All day long they twist my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil.

⁶ They conspire and lurk, watching my steps, they are eager to take my life.

⁷ Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, God.

⁸ You count my wanderings. You put my tears into your bottle. Are not they in your book?

⁵ All the day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.

⁶ They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, and they mark my steps, just as they have waited for my life.

⁷ Do not let them escape doing iniquity. Bring down the peoples in your anger, God.

⁸ You number my wanderings and put my tears into your bottle; are they not in your book?

⁵ All day long they twist my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil.

⁶ They conspire and lurk, watching my steps. They are eager to take my life.

⁷ Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, God.

⁸ You count my wanderings. You put my tears into your container. Aren’t they in your book?

⁵ All day long they twist my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil.

⁶ They conspire and lurk, watching my steps. They are eager to take my life.

⁷ Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, God.

⁸ You count my wanderings. You put my tears into your container. Aren’t they in your book?

⁵ Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.

⁶ They assemble themselves, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.

⁷ Shall they escape by iniquity; in thy anger cast down the people, O God.

⁸ Thou numberest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?

⁵ All day long they twist my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil.

⁶ They conspire and lurk, watching my steps. They are eager to take my life.

⁷ Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, God.

⁸ You count my wanderings. You put my tears into your container. Aren’t they in your book?

⁵ All day long they twist my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil.

⁶ They conspire and lurk, watching my steps. They are eager to take my life.

⁷ Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, God.

⁸ You count my wanderings. You put my tears into your container. Aren’t they in your book?

⁵ All day they cursed my words; against me all their thoughts were into evil.

⁶ They shall dwell, and they shall hide; they shall ambush mine heel. As they abide my life,

⁷ for nought shalt thou make them safe; in ire thou shalt break altogether peoples.

⁸ God, I showed my life to thee; thou hast set or puttest my tears in thy sight. As and in thy promise, Lord;

⁵ All day they cursed my words; against me all their thoughts were into evil. (All day long they cursed my words; all their thoughts were against me for evil.)

⁶ They shall dwell, and they shall hide; they shall ambush mine heel. As they abide my life (or But though they lie in wait for my life),

⁷ for nought shalt thou make them safe; in ire thou shalt break (al)together peoples. (it is they who shall not escape; for in thy anger, God, thou shalt break them all in pieces.)

⁸ God, I showed my life to thee; thou hast set my tears in thy sight. As and in thy promise, Lord; (God, thou knowest my troubles; thou hast set my tears before thee. Be they not in thy Book, O Lord?)

⁵ All the day they wrest my words, Concerning me all their thoughts are for evil,

⁶ They assemble, they hide, they watch my heels, When they have expected my soul.

⁷ By iniquity they escape, In anger the peoples put down, O God.

⁸ My wandering Thou hast counted, Thou — place Thou my tear in Thy bottle, Are they not in Thy book?