Psalms 56:8
(56-9) Thou has counted my wanderings; put Thou my tears into Thy bottle; are they not in Thy book?
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
In Context
7(56-8) Because of iniquity cast them out; in anger bring down the peoples, O God.
9(56-10) Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call; this I know, that God is for me.
Cross References
1 Samuel 19:18Now David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.
1 Samuel 27:1And David said in his heart: 'I shall now be swept away one day by the hand of Saul; there is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel; so shall I escape out of his hand.'
Job 16:20Mine inward thoughts are my intercessors, mine eye poureth out tears unto God;
Psalms 105:13And when they went about from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people,
Psalms 126:5They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
Isaiah 63:9In all their affliction He was afflicted, and the angel of His presence saved them; in His love and in His pity He redeemed them; and He bore them, and carried them all the days of old.
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 →