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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 56 Brenton's Septuagint Translation</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/56.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/psalms/56-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">Brenton</a> > Psalm 56</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/55.htm" title="Psalm 55">◄</a> Psalm 56 <a href="../psalms/57.htm" title="Psalm 57">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Brenton's Septuagint Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/psalms/56-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Be Merciful to Me, O God<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/56-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span><font color=blue>(55:1)</font> For the end, concerning the people that were removed from the sanctuary, by David for a memorial, when the Philistines caught him in Geth. Have mercy upon me, O God; for man has trodden me down; all the day long he warring has afflicted me.<p> <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/56-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span><font color=blue>(55:2)</font> Mine enemies have trodden me down all the day from the dawning of the day; for there are many warring against me.<p> <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/56-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span><font color=blue>(55:3)</font> They shall be afraid, but I will trust in thee.<p> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/56-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span><font color=blue>(55:4)</font> In God I will praise my words; all the day have I hoped in God; I will not fear what flesh shall do to me.<p> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/56-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span><font color=blue>(55:5)</font> All the day long they have abominated my words; all their devices <i>are</i> against me for evil.<p> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/56-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span><font color=blue>(55:6)</font> They will dwell near and hide <i>themselves</i>; they will watch my steps, accordingly as I have waited patiently in my soul.<p> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/56-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span><font color=blue>(55:7)</font> Thou wilt on no account save them; thou wilt bring down the people in wrath.<p> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/56-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span><font color=blue>(55:8)</font> O God, I have declared my life to thee; thou has set my tears before thee, even according to thy promise.<p> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/56-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span><font color=blue>(55:9)</font> Mine enemies shall be turned back, in the day wherein I shall call upon thee; behold, I know that thou art my God.<p> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/56-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span><font color=blue>(55:10)</font> In God, will I praise <i>his</i> word; in the Lord will I praise <i>his</i> saying.<p> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/56-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span><font color=blue>(55:11)</font> I have hoped in God; I will not be afraid of what man shall do to me.<p> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/56-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span><font color=blue>(55:12)</font> The vows of thy praise, O God, which I will pay, are upon me.<p> <A name=""></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/56-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span><font color=blue>(55:13)</font> For thou hast delivered my soul from death, and my feet from sliding, that I should be well-pleasing before God in the land of the living.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The English translation of The Septuagint by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton (1851)<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../psalms/55.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 55"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 55" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../psalms/57.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 57"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 57" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>