Psalm 56

David was seized in Gath, hounded and misquoted all day. The central line doesn't claim no fear. It says "when I am afraid," I trust, and then "I will not be afraid" follows from the trust. Then comes one of the tenderest images in Scripture: God keeps count of his wanderings and stores his tears.

"When I am afraid, I put my trust in You." (Psalm 56:3)

Versions/Hebrew: 56:3 begins yom ira, literally "the day I fear." Fear is expected to come on some days. In 56:8 there's a wordplay: "my wanderings" is nodi [5112] and "Your bottle" is nodecha [4997]. God puts my nod-tears in His nod-flask.