Psalms 56:7
Because of iniquity, recompense thou them,—In anger, bring thou down, the peoples, O God.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.
In Context
6They stir up strife—they lie hid, They, mark my steps,—Seeing they have waited for my life.
8My wandering, hast, thou, recorded,—Put thou my tears in thy bottle, Are they not in thy record?
Cross References
Psalms 37:32The lawless man, lieth in wait, for the just, and seeketh to put him to death:
Psalms 55:9Confuse, O My Lord, divide their speech, For I have seen violence and contention in the city;
Psalms 55:23But, thou, O God, wilt bring them down to the pit of destruction, Men of bloodshed and deceit, shall not live out half their days; But, I, will trust in thee.
Psalms 94:20Shall the throne that inflicteth ruin, have fellowship with thee, That frameth oppression, by statute?
Isaiah 28:15Because ye have said—We have solemnised a covenant with death, And with hades, have we effected a vision,—The overflowing scourge when it sweepeth by, shall not reach unto us, For we have made lying our refuge. And in falsehood, have we hid ourselves,
Jeremiah 10:25Pour out thy wrath—Upon the nations that know thee not, and Upon the families that, upon thy Name, have not called,—For they have devoured Jacob Yea they have devoured him and consumed him, And, his habitation, have they made desolate.
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 →