Psalms 56:2
(56:3) Those that regard me with envy long to swallow [me] up all the time; for many are they that fight against me, O thou Most High.
Leeser Tanakh
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
3(56:4) The day [when] I am afraid, I will still trust in thee.
Cross References
Psalms 9:2(9:3) I will rejoice and exult in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou Most High:
Psalms 41:5(41:6) My enemies speak evil of me, When will he die, and his name perish?
Psalms 57:3(57:4) He will send from heaven, and save me, though he that longeth to swallow me up utter reproach. Selah. God will send forth his kindness and his truth.
Psalms 92:1“A psalm or song for the sabbath day.” (92:2) It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High:
Psalms 93:4[But] more than the noise of great waters, than the mighty billows of the sea, is the Lord excellent on high.
Isaiah 57:15For thus hath said the high and lofty One, who inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy, In the high and holy place do I dwell, yet also with the contrite and humble of 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 →