Psalms 56:7
They have prepared snares for my feet, 1 And have bowed down my soul: 1 They have dug a pit before my face, 1 And fallen into it themselves. Pause. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.
In Context
6Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; 1 And thy glory above all the earth. 1
8My heart, O God, is ready, 1 My heart is ready: I will sing, yea will sing psalms. 1
Cross References
Psalms 55:9O God, I have declared my life to thee; 1 Thou hast set my tears before thee, even according to thy promise. 1
Isaiah 28:15Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with Hades, and agreements with death; if the rushing storm should pass, it shall not come upon us: we have made falsehood our hope, and by falsehood shall we be protected:
Jeremiah 10:25Pour out thy wrath upon the nations that have not known thee, and upon the families that have not called upon thy name: for they have devoured Jacob, and consumed him, and have made his pasture desolate.
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 →