Psalms 56:5
They torture me all the day, they ceaselessly plan to hurt me,
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
In Context
4In God I maintain my cause, in God I fearlessly trust. What can flesh do to me?
6banded together in secret, watching my every step, as those who hope for my death.
Cross References
Psalms 41:7In secret they whisper together against me, all those who hate me plot evil against me.
Psalms 118:6The Lord is mine; I am fearless. What can mere people do to me?
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 →