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Psalms 56

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1For the end. Destroy not: by David, for a memorial, when he fled from the presence of Saul to the cave. 2Have mercy, upon me, O God, have mercy upon me: for my soul has trusted in thee: and in the shadow of thy wings will I hope, until the iniquity have passed away. 3I will cry to God most high; the God who has benefited me. Pause. 4He sent from heaven and saved me; he gave to reproach them that trampled on me: God has sent forth his mercy and his truth; 5and 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. 6Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; and thy glory above all the earth. 7They 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. 8My heart, O God, [is] ready, my heart [is] ready: I will sing, yea will sing psalms. 9Awake, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I will awake early. 10O Lord, I will give thanks to thee among the nations: I will sing to thee among the Gentiles. 11For thy mercy has been magnified even to the heavens, and thy truth to the clouds. 12Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; and thy glory above all the earth.