Psalms 56:6
They stir up strife—they lie hid, They, mark my steps,—Seeing they have waited for my life.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
5All the day, they wrest, my words, Against me, all their devices are for mischief;
7Because of iniquity, recompense thou them,—In anger, bring thou down, the peoples, O God.
Cross References
Job 16:10They have gaped upon me with their mouth, With reproach, have they smitten my cheek, Together, against me, have they closed their ranks.
Psalms 2:1Wherefore have nations assembled in tumult? Or should, peoples, mutter an empty thing?
Psalms 37:32The lawless man, lieth in wait, for the just, and seeketh to put him to death:
Psalms 59:3For lo! they have lain in wait for my life, Mighty ones stir up strife against me, Without transgression of mine, and without sin of mine, O Yahweh;
Psalms 71:10For mine enemies have spoken of me, And, they who watch for my life, have taken counsel together;
Psalms 140:2Who have devised mischiefs in their [heart], Every day, do they stir up wars:
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 →