Psalms 56:1
Be merciful unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up: all the day long he fighting oppresseth me.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
In Context
2Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long: for they be many that fight proudly against me.
Cross References
1 Samuel 21:11And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
Psalms 16:1Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
Psalms 27:2When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh, even mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.
Psalms 35:25Let them not say in their heart, Aha, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
Psalms 58:1Do ye indeed in silence speak righteousness? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
Psalms 59:10The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 56:1
It seems by this, and many other psalms, that even in times of the greatest trouble and distress David never hung his harp upon the willow-trees, never unstrung it or laid it by; but that when his dangers and fears were greatest he was still in tune for singing God's praises. He was in imminent peril when he penned this psalm, at least when he meditated it; yet even then his meditation of God was sweet. I. He complains of the malice of his enemies, and begs mercy for himself and justice against them, ver. 1, 2 ,… Read the whole commentary →