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Holman Christian Standard Bible, 2009 (HCSB)

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¹ [1] ⓐ Be gracious to me, God, for man tramples me; he fights and oppresses me all day long.

² My adversaries trample me all day, for many arrogantly fight against me. [2] ⓑ

³ When I am afraid, I will trust in You. ⓒ

⁴ In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not fear. What can man do to me? ⓓ

⁵ They twist my words all day long; all their thoughts against me are evil. ⓔ

⁶ They stir up strife, [3] they lurk; they watch my steps while they wait to take my life. ⓕ

⁷ Will they escape in spite of such sin? God, bring down the nations in wrath. ⓖ

⁸ You Yourself have recorded my wanderings. [4] Put my tears in Your bottle. Are they not in Your records? ⓗ

⁹ Then my enemies will retreat on the day when I call. ⓘ This I know: God is for me. ⓙ

¹⁰ In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise,

¹¹ in God I trust; I will not fear. What can man do to me? ⓚ

¹² I am obligated by vows [5] to You, God; I will make my thank offerings to You. ⓛ

¹³ For You delivered me from death, even my feet from stumbling, to walk before God in the light of life. ⓜ

#	HCSB
1	[1] ⓐ Be gracious to me, God, for man tramples me; he fights and oppresses me all day long.
2	My adversaries trample me all day, for many arrogantly fight against me. [2] ⓑ
3	When I am afraid, I will trust in You. ⓒ
4	In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not fear. What can man do to me? ⓓ
5	They twist my words all day long; all their thoughts against me are evil. ⓔ
6	They stir up strife, [3] they lurk; they watch my steps while they wait to take my life. ⓕ
7	Will they escape in spite of such sin? God, bring down the nations in wrath. ⓖ
8	You Yourself have recorded my wanderings. [4] Put my tears in Your bottle. Are they not in Your records? ⓗ
9	Then my enemies will retreat on the day when I call. ⓘ This I know: God is for me. ⓙ
10	In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise,
11	in God I trust; I will not fear. What can man do to me? ⓚ
12	I am obligated by vows [5] to You, God; I will make my thank offerings to You. ⓛ
13	For You delivered me from death, even my feet from stumbling, to walk before God in the light of life. ⓜ

Footnotes & Cross-References

^{Psalms 56:1 [99]} Title: Probably a literary or musical term

^{Psalms 56:7 [100]} Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text does not have do not.

^{Psalms 56:8 [101]} Or misery; / put my tears in your wineskin

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