Psalms 56:3

I will cry out to God Most High, to God who has been kind to me.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

2Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me. For my soul trusts in you. And I will hope in the shadow of your wings, until iniquity passes away.

4He sent from heaven and freed me. He has surrendered into disgrace those who trampled me. God has sent his mercy and his truth.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 21:12Then David took these words to his heart, and he became exceedingly afraid before the face of Achish, the king of Gath.

2 Chronicles 20:3Then Jehoshaphat, being terrified with fear, gave himself entirely to petitioning the Lord, and he proclaimed a fast for all of Judah.

Psalms 34:4Let them be confounded and in awe, who pursue my soul. Let them be turned back and be confounded, who think up evil against me.

2 Corinthians 1:8For we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, about our tribulation, which happened to us in Asia. For we were weighed down beyond measure, beyond our strength, so that we became weary, even of life itself.

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 →

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