Psalms 56:9
Then my enemies shall turn back in the day that I call. I know this: that God is for me.
World English Bible
In The King James Version
When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.
In Context
8You count my wanderings. You put my tears into your container. Aren’t they in your book?
10In God, I will praise his word. In the LORD, I will praise his word.
Cross References
Exodus 17:9Moses said to Joshua, “Choose men for us, and go out to fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with God’s rod in my hand.”
Psalms 9:3When my enemies turn back, they stumble and perish in your presence.
Psalms 27:2When evildoers came at me to eat up my flesh, even my adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.
Psalms 46:11The LORD of Armies is with us. The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
Psalms 118:6The LORD is on my side. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
Isaiah 8:9Make an uproar, you peoples, and be broken in pieces! Listen, all you from far countries: dress for battle, and be shattered! Dress for battle, and be shattered!
Matthew Henry on Psalms 56:9-13
Comfort under Affliction; Confidence in God. 8 Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book? 9 When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me. 10 In God will I praise his word: in the Lord will I praise his word. 11 In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me. 12 Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee. 13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet… Read the whole commentary →