International Children’s Bible

Psalms 56:1-9 International Children’s Bible (ICB)

1. God, be merciful to me because people are chasing me.The battle has pressed me all day long.

2. My enemies have chased me all day.There are many of them fighting me.

3. When I am afraid,I will trust you.

4. I praise God for his word.I trust God. So I am not afraid.What can human beings do to me?

5. All day long they twist my words.All their evil plans are against me.

6. They wait. They hide.They watch my steps.They hope to kill me.

7. God, do not let them escape.Punish the foreign nations in your anger.

8. You have recorded my troubles.You have kept a list of my tears.Aren’t they in your records?

9. On the day I call for help, my enemies will be defeated.I know that God is on my side.