Psalms 56:8
Thou number my wanderings. Put thou my tears into thy bottle. Are they not in thy book?
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
In Context
7Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God.
9Then shall my enemies turn back in the day that I call. This I know, that God is for me.
Cross References
1 Samuel 19:18Now David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.
1 Samuel 27:1And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines, and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the bor
Job 16:20My friends scoff at me. My eye pours out tears to God
Psalms 105:13And they went about from nation to nation, From one kingdom to another people.
Psalms 126:5Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy.
Isaiah 63:9In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the [heavenly] agent of his presence saved them. In his love and in his pity he redeemed them. And he bore them, and carried them all the days of old.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 56:2-8
Prayer for Help under Oppression; Confidence in God. 1 Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me. 2 Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High. 3 What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. 4 In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. 5 Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil. 6 They gather themselves together, they hide… Read the whole commentary →