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Psalm 56:1-2
Contemporary English Version

(For the music leader. To the tune “A Silent Dove in the Distance.”[a] A special psalm by David when the Philistines captured him in Gath.)

A Prayer of Trust in God

1 (A) Have pity, God Most High!
    My enemies chase me all day.
2 Many of them are pursuing
    and attacking me,

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 56 A Silent … Distance: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
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