Psalms 56:5
\56:4\In God will I give praise to his word; in God have I put my hope; I will have no fear of what flesh may do to me.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
In Context
4\56:3\In the time of my fear, I will have faith in you.
6\56:5\Every day they make wrong use of my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.
Cross References
1 Samuel 18:17And Saul said to David, Here is my oldest daughter Merab, whom I will give you for your wife: only be strong for me, fighting in the Lord's wars. For Saul said, Let it not be through me that his fate comes to him, but through the Philistines.
1 Samuel 18:29And Saul's fear of David became all the greater, and he went on hating him, day by day.
1 Samuel 20:33And Saul, pointing his spear at him, made an attempt to give him a wound: from which it was clear to Jonathan that his father's purpose was to put David to death.
Psalms 41:7\41:6\If one comes to see me, deceit is in his heart; he keeps a store of evil, which he makes public in every place.
Psalms 118:6The Lord is on my side; I will have no fear: what is man able to do to me?
Jeremiah 18:18Then they said, Come, let us make a design against Jeremiah; for teaching will never be cut off from the priest, or wisdom from the wise, or the word from the prophet. Come, let us make use of his words for an attack on him, and let us give attention with care to what he says.
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 →