--- title: Psalms 56 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Psalms chapter 56 of the Tanakh (Ketuvim — the Writings) in Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: For the Leader; upon Jonath-elem-rehokim. A Psalm of David; Michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/56/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Ketuvim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/) / [Psalms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/) / chapter 56 # Psalms 56 14 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [56:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.56.1/) — לַמְנַצֵּחַ ׀ עַל־יוֹנַת אֵלֶם רְחֹקִים לְדָוִד מִכְתָּם בֶּֽאֱחֹז אֹתוֹ פְלִשְׁתִּים בְּגַֽת׃ — For the Leader; upon Jonath-elem-rehokim. A Psalm of David; Michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath. - [56:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.56.2/) — חָנֵּנִי אֱלֹהִים כִּֽי־שְׁאָפַנִי אֱנוֹשׁ כָּל־הַיּוֹם לֹחֵם יִלְחָצֵֽנִי׃ — Be gracious unto me, O God, for man would swallow me up; all the day he fighting oppresseth me. - [56:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.56.3/) — שָׁאֲפוּ שׁוֹרְרַי כָּל־הַיּוֹם כִּֽי־רַבִּים לֹחֲמִים לִי מָרֽוֹם׃ — They that lie in wait for me would swallow me up all the day; for they are many that fight against me, O Most High, - [56:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.56.4/) — יוֹם אִירָא אֲנִי אֵלֶיךָ אֶבְטָֽח׃ — In the day that I am afraid, I will put my trust in Thee. - [56:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.56.5/) — בֵּאלֹהִים אֲהַלֵּל דְּבָרוֹ בֵּאלֹהִים בָּטַחְתִּי לֹא אִירָא מַה־יַּעֲשֶׂה בָשָׂר לִֽי׃ — In God — I will praise His word — in God do I trust, I will not be afraid; what can flesh do unto me? - [56:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.56.6/) — כָּל־הַיּוֹם דְּבָרַי יְעַצֵּבוּ עָלַי כָּל־מַחְשְׁבֹתָם לָרָֽע׃ — All the day they trouble mine affairs; all their thoughts are against me for evil. - [56:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.56.7/) — יָגוּרוּ ׀ יִצְפּוֹנוּ הֵמָּה עֲקֵבַי יִשְׁמֹרוּ כַּאֲשֶׁר קִוּוּ נַפְשִֽׁי׃ — They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps; according as they have waited for my soul. - [56:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.56.8/) — עַל־אָוֶן פַּלֶּט־לָמוֹ בְּאַף עַמִּים ׀ הוֹרֵד אֱלֹהִֽים׃ — Because of iniquity cast them out; in anger bring down the peoples, O God. - [56:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.56.9/) — נֹדִי סָפַרְתָּה אָתָּה שִׂימָה דִמְעָתִי בְנֹאדֶךָ הֲלֹא בְּסִפְרָתֶֽךָ׃ — Thou has counted my wanderings; put Thou my tears into Thy bottle; are they not in Thy book? - [56:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.56.10/) — אָז יָשׁוּבוּ אוֹיְבַי אָחוֹר בְּיוֹם אֶקְרָא זֶה־יָדַעְתִּי כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִים לִֽי׃ — Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call; this I know, that God is for me. - [56:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.56.11/) — בֵּֽאלֹהִים אֲהַלֵּל דָּבָר בַּיהוָה אֲהַלֵּל דָּבָֽר׃ — In God — I will praise His word — in the LORD — I will praise His word — - [56:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.56.12/) — בֵּֽאלֹהִים בָּטַחְתִּי לֹא אִירָא מַה־יַּעֲשֶׂה אָדָם לִֽי׃ — In God do I trust, I will not be afraid; what can man do unto me? - [56:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.56.13/) — עָלַי אֱלֹהִים נְדָרֶיךָ אֲשַׁלֵּם תּוֹדֹת לָֽךְ׃ — Thy vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank-offerings unto Thee. - [56:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.56.14/) — כִּי הִצַּלְתָּ נַפְשִׁי מִמָּוֶת הֲלֹא רַגְלַי מִדֶּחִי לְהִֽתְהַלֵּךְ לִפְנֵי אֱלֹהִים בְּאוֹר הַֽחַיִּֽים׃ — For thou hast delivered my soul from death; hast Thou not delivered my feet from stumbling? that I may walk before God in the light of the living. - ← previous: [Psalms 55](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/55/) - next →: [Psalms 57](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/57/) - ↑ back to [Psalms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/)