Psalms 56:2
All the day enemies trample me; many there be who contend with me bitterly.
Open English Bible (US)
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
1O God, be gracious to me, for people trample upon me, all the day righting and pressing me.
3In the day of my terror I trust in you.
Cross References
Psalms 9:2I will rejoice and exult in you, singing praise to your name, Most High;
Psalms 41:5My enemies speak of me nothing but evil, “When will he die, and his name pass away?”
Psalms 57:3He will send me his succour from heaven, he will thrust away those who would trample me. Selah
Psalms 92:1It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praise to your name, O Most High,
Psalms 93:4But more grand than the great roaring waters, more grand than the ocean waves, grand on the height stands the Lord.
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 →