Psalms 56:2
Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long; For they are many that fight proudly against me.
American Standard Version
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
1Be merciful unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up: All the day long he fighting oppresseth me.
3What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee.
Cross References
Psalms 9:2I will be glad and exult in thee; I will sing praise to thy name, O thou Most High.
Psalms 41:5Mine enemies speak evil against me, [saying], When will he die, and his name perish?
Psalms 57:3He will send from heaven, and save me, [When] he that would swallow me up reproacheth; Selah God will send forth his lovingkindness and his truth.
Psalms 92:1It is a good thing to give thanks unto Jehovah, And to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High;
Psalms 93:4Above the voices of many waters, The mighty breakers of the sea, Jehovah on high is mighty.
Isaiah 57:15For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of 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 →