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Psalms 56

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Psalms 56 Bible text

WEB: 1WEB

Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up. All day long, he attacks and oppresses me.

ASV: 1ASV

Be merciful unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up: All the day long he fighting oppresseth me.

WEB: 2WEB

My enemies want to swallow me up all day long, for they are many who fight proudly against me.

ASV: 2ASV

Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long; For they are many that fight proudly against me.

WEB: 3WEB

When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.

ASV: 3ASV

What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee.

WEB: 4WEB

In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?

ASV: 4ASV

In God (I will praise his word), In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; What can flesh do unto me?

WEB: 5WEB

All day long they twist my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil.

ASV: 5ASV

All the day long they wrest my words: All their thoughts are against me for evil.

WEB: 6WEB

They conspire and lurk, watching my steps. They are eager to take my life.

ASV: 6ASV

They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, They mark my steps, Even as they have waited for my soul.

WEB: 7WEB

Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, God.

ASV: 7ASV

Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God.

WEB: 8WEB

You count my wanderings. You put my tears into your container. Aren’t they in your book?

ASV: 8ASV

Thou numberest my wanderings: Put thou my tears into thy bottle; Are they not in thy book?

WEB: 9WEB

Then my enemies shall turn back in the day that I call. I know this: that God is for me.

ASV: 9ASV

Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call: This I know, that God is for me.

WEB: 10WEB

In God, I will praise his word. In the LORD, I will praise his word.

ASV: 10ASV

In God (I will praise his word), In Jehovah (I will praise his word),

WEB: 11WEB

I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

ASV: 11ASV

In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; What can man do unto me?

WEB: 12WEB

Your vows are on me, God. I will give thank offerings to you.

ASV: 12ASV

Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render thank-offerings unto thee.

WEB: 13WEB

For you have delivered my soul from death, and prevented my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living.

ASV: 13ASV

For thou hast delivered my soul from death: Hast thou not delivered my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living?