Psalms 56:8
(56:9) My wanderings hast thou well numbered: put thou my tears into thy bottle; behold, they are numbered by thee.
Leeser Tanakh
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 their wrong-doing let me escape from them: in anger cast down the people, O God.
Cross References
1 Samuel 19:18So David fled, and escaped, and came unto Samuel to Ramah, and he told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and remained in Nayoth.
1 Samuel 27:1And David said in his heart, Now I may yet perish suddenly one day by the hand of Saul; there is nothing better for me than that I should escape at once into the land of the Philistines, then Saul will abstain from me, to seek me any more in all the territory of Israel: and so shall I escape out of his hand.
Job 16:20Are my friends my defenders? unto God my eye poureth out [its tears].
Psalms 105:13And when they wandered from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people:
Psalms 126:5Those that sow in tears shall reap with joyful song.
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 he 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 →