{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/dbt/psalms/56","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-10T07:37:54.275Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DBT","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":56,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":55,"nextChapter":57,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":13},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"{To the chief Musician. On Jonathelem-rechokim. Of David. Michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath.} Be gracious unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up: all the day long fighting he oppresseth me."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long; for they are many that fight against me haughtily."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"In the day that I am afraid, I will confide in thee."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"In God will I praise his word, in God I put my confidence: I will not fear; what can flesh do unto me?"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"All the day long they wrest my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"They gather themselves together, they hide themselves; they mark my steps, because they wait for my soul."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Thou countest my wanderings; put my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Then shall mine enemies return backward in the day when I call: this I know, for God is for me."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"In God will I praise his word; in Jehovah will I praise his word."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"In God have I put my confidence: I will not fear; what can man do unto me?"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render thanks unto thee."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"For thou hast delivered my soul from death; wilt thou not keep my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?"}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 56 (DBT)","markdown":"[Psalms 56](https://primebible.com/dbt/psalms/56)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DBT. https://primebible.com/dbt/psalms/56 (accessed 2026-06-10)."}}