You count my wanderings. You put my tears into your container. Aren’t they in your book? Then my enemies shall turn back in the day that I call. I know this: that God is for me.Psalm 56:8–9 · World English Bible
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Psalm 56:5–11
All day long they twist my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil. They conspire and lurk, watching my steps. They are eager to take my life. Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, God. You count my wanderings. You put my tears into your container. Aren’t they in your book? Then my enemies shall turn back in the day that I call. I know this: that God is for me. In God, I will praise his word. In the LORD, I will praise his word. I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
Context note · editorial
In a prayer about people twisting words and watching for an opportunity to harm, the psalmist pictures God recording every tear and wandering. This remembered attention supports a personal declaration of trust amid danger.
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