Psalms 56:2
Mine adversaries have panted all the day, For, many, are fighting with me, loftily.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
1Show me favour, O God, For weak man hath panted for me, All the day, a fighter oppresseth me:
3What day I am afraid, I, unto thee will direct my confidence.
Cross References
Psalms 9:2I will rejoice and exult in thee, I will praise in song, thy Name, O most High.
Psalms 41:5Mine enemies, speak ill of me, When will he die, and his name perish?
Psalms 57:3He will send out of heaven, that he may save me, He who is panting for me, hath reproached. [Selah.] God will send out his lovingkindness and his faithfulness.
Psalms 92:1It is good to give thanks to Yahweh, And to sing praises unto thy Name, O Most High;
Psalms 93:4With the sounds of many waters, Majestic are the breakers of the sea, Majestic on high, is Yahweh.
Isaiah 57:15For, thus, saith he that is high and lifted up—Inhabiting futurity, And, holy, is his name: A high and holy place, will I inhabit, Also with the crushed and lowly in spirit, To revive the spirit of the lowly, and To revive the heart of them who are crushed;—
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 →