Psalms 56:8
My wandering, hast, thou, recorded,—Put thou my tears in thy bottle, Are they not in thy record?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
In Context
7Because of iniquity, recompense thou them,—In anger, bring thou down, the peoples, O God.
9Then, shall my foes turn back, in the day I cry, This, I know, for God is mine!
Cross References
1 Samuel 19:18So, David, fled, and escaped, and came in unto Samuel in Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him,—and he and Samuel departed, and dwelt in Naioth.
1 Samuel 27:1And David said, unto his own heart, Now, shall I be swept off, in a single day, by the hand of Saul,—there is nothing for me better than that I, escape, into the land of the Philistines, so shall Saul give up seeking for me any more, in any of the bounds of Israel, so shall I escape out of his hand.
Job 16:20And, he that voucheth for me is on high. My friends are, they who scorn me, Unto GOD, hath mine eye shed tears:—
Psalms 105:13And they wandered from nation to nation, From a kingdom, to another people.
Psalms 126:5They who are sowing with tears, with shouting, shall reap:
Isaiah 63:9In all their affliction, he, was afflicted And the messenger of his presence saved them, In his love and in his pity, he, redeemed them,—And then lifted them up and carried them all the days of the age-past time.
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 →