Psalms 56:2
1 Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack.
My enemies pursue me all day long, for many proudly assail me.
3 When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.
4 In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- My enemies pursue me all day long, for many proudly assail me.
- KJV
- Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.
- WEB
- My enemies want to swallow me up all day long, for they are many who fight proudly against me.
- ASV
- Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long; For they are many that fight proudly against me.
- DARBY
- Mine enemies would swallow [me] up all the day long; for they are many that fight against me haughtily.
- BLB
- My enemies swallow [me] up all the day, for many [are] fighting against me proudly.
- ÅB
- Mine fiender søker å oppsluke meg hele dagen; for mange er de som strider mot meg i overmot.
- OTB
- Mine motstandere forfølger meg hele dagen,
For mange er de som stolt kjemper mot meg. - B1930
- Mine fiender søker å opsluke mig hele dagen; for mange er de som strider mot mig i overmot.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 118:10–12
All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
Read in contextPsalms 57:3
He reaches down from heaven and saves me; He rebukes those who trample me. Selah God sends forth His loving devotion and His truth.
Read in contextPsalms 35:1
Contend with my opponents, O LORD; fight against those who fight against me.
Read in contextDaniel 5:18
As for you, O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness, glory and honor.
Read in contextPsalms 93:4
Above the roar of many waters— the mighty breakers of the sea— the LORD on high is majestic.
Read in contextActs 4:25–27
You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Your servant, our father David: ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
Read in contextPsalms 91:1
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
Read in contextPsalms 3:1
O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!
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