Psalm 56
or Coverdale
Miserere mei, Deus

¹ Have mercy on me, O God,
for my enemies are hounding me; *
all day long they assault and oppress me.
² They hound me all the day long; *
truly there are many who fight against me, O Most High.
³ Whenever I am afraid, *
I will put my trust in you.
⁴ In God, whose word I praise,
in God I trust and will not be afraid, *
for what can flesh do to me?
⁵ All day long they damage my cause; *
their only thought is to do me evil.
⁶ They band together; they lie in wait; *
they spy upon my footsteps;
because they seek my life.
⁷ Shall they escape despite their wickedness? *
O God, in your anger, cast down the peoples.
⁸ You have noted my lamentation;
put my tears into your bottle; *
are they not recorded in your book?
⁹ Whenever I call upon you, my enemies will be put to flight; *
this I know, for God is on my side.
¹⁰ In God the Lord, whose word I praise,
in God I trust and will not be afraid, *
for what can mortals do to me?
¹¹ I am bound by the vow I made to you, O God; *
I will present to you thank-offerings;
¹² For you have rescued my soul from death and my feet
from stumbling, *
that I may walk before God in the light of the living.