Psalms 56:2
My enemies pursue me all day long, for many proudly assail me.
Berean Standard Bible
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 to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack.
3When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.
Cross References
Psalms 9:2I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
Psalms 41:5My enemies say with malice: “When will he die and be forgotten?”
Psalms 57:3He reaches down from heaven and saves me; He rebukes those who trample me. Selah God sends forth His loving devotion and His truth.
Psalms 92:1It is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High,
Psalms 93:4Above the roar of many waters— the mighty breakers of the sea— the LORD on high is majestic.
Isaiah 57:15For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and 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 →