Psalms 56:2

Have mercy on me, O God, for man hath trodden me under foot; all the day long he hath afflicted me fighting against me.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.

In Context

1Unto the end, for a people that is removed at a distance from the sanctuary for David, for an inscription of a title (or pillar ) when the Philistines held him in Geth.

3My enemies have trodden on me all the day long; for they are many that make war against me.

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Cross References

Psalms 9:2I will give praise to thee, O Lord, with my whole heart: I will relate all thy wonders.

Psalms 41:5I said: O Lord, be thou merciful to me : heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee.

Psalms 57:3I will cry to God the most High; to God who hath done good to me.

Psalms 92:1A psalm of a canticle on the sabbath day.

Psalms 93:4with the noise of many waters. Wonderful are the surges of the sea: wonderful is the Lord on high.

Isaiah 57:15For thus saith the High and the Eminent that inhabiteth eternity: and his name is Holy, who dwelleth in the high and holy place, and with a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

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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