Psalms 56:3
\56:2\My haters are ever ready to put an end to me; great numbers are lifting themselves up against me.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
In Context
4\56:3\In the time of my fear, I will have faith in you.
Cross References
1 Samuel 21:12And David took these words to heart, fearing Achish, the king of Gath.
2 Chronicles 20:3Then Jehoshaphat, in his fear, went to the Lord for directions, and gave orders all through Judah for the people to go without food.
Psalms 34:4\34:3\O give praise to the Lord with me; let us be witnesses together of his great name.
2 Corinthians 1:8For it is our desire that you may not be without knowledge of our trouble which came on us in Asia, that the weight of it was very great, more than our power, so that it seemed that we had no hope even of life:
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 →