Psalms 56:5

And he has rescued my soul from the midst of the young lions. I slept troubled. The sons of men: their teeth are weapons and arrows, and their tongue is a sharp sword.

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In The King James Version

Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.

In Context

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

6Be exalted above the heavens, O God, and your glory above all the earth.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 18:17And Saul said to David: “Behold, my elder daughter, Merab. I will give her to you as wife. Only be a valiant man, and fight the wars of the Lord.” Now Saul was considering within himself, saying, “Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hands of the Philistines be upon him.”

1 Samuel 18:29And Saul began to fear David all the more. And Saul became the enemy of David, every day.

1 Samuel 20:33And Saul picked up a lance, so that he might strike him. And Jonathan understood that it had been decided by his father that David be put to death.

Psalms 41:7and my God. My soul has been troubled within myself. Because of this, I will remember you from the land of the Jordan and from Hermon, from the little mountain.

Psalms 118:6Then I will not be confounded, when I will look into all your commandments.

Jeremiah 18:18And they said: “Come, and let us devise a plan against Jeremiah. For the law will not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor a sermon from the prophet. Come, and let us strike him with the tongue, and let us pay no attention to any of his words.”

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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