Psalms 56:8
My wandering Thou hast counted, Thou — place Thou my tear in Thy bottle, Are they not in Thy book?
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
In Context
7By iniquity they escape, In anger the peoples put down, O God.
9Then turn back do mine enemies in the day I call. This I have known, that God [is] for me.
Cross References
1 Samuel 19:18And David hath fled, and is escaped, and cometh in unto Samuel to Ramath, and declareth to him all that Saul hath done to him, and he goeth, he and Samuel, and they dwell in Naioth.
1 Samuel 27:1And David saith unto his heart, 'Now am I consumed one day by the hand of Saul; there is nothing for me better than that I diligently escape unto the land of the Philistines, and Saul hath been despairing of me — of seeking me any more in all the border of Israel, and I have escaped out of his hand.'
Job 16:20My interpreter [is] my friend, Unto God hath mine eye dropped:
Psalms 105:13And they go up and down, from nation unto nation, From a kingdom unto another people.
Psalms 126:5Those sowing in tears, with singing do reap,
Isaiah 63:9In all their distress [He is] no adversary, And the messenger of His presence saved them, In His love and in His pity He redeemed them, And He doth lift them up, And beareth them all the days of old.
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 →