Psalms 56:8
Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
King James Version
In Context
7Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.
9When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.
Cross References
1 Samuel 19:18So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.
1 Samuel 27:1And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
Job 16:20My friends scorn me: but mine eye poureth out tears unto God.
Psalms 105:13When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people;
Psalms 126:5They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
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 bare them, and 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 →