Psalms 56:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 56:1

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Prayer for Relief from Tormentors

To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Silent Dove in Distant Lands.” A Michtam of David when the Philistines captured him in Gath.

1 Be ^amerciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up;
Fighting all day he oppresses me.

2 My enemies would ^ahound me all day,
For there are many who fight against me, O Most High.

3 Whenever I am afraid,
I will trust in You.

4 In God (I will praise His word),
In God I have put my trust;
^aI will not fear.
What can flesh do to me?

5 All day they twist my words;
All their thoughts are against me for evil.

6 They gather together,
They hide, they mark my steps,
When they lie in wait for my life.

7 Shall they escape by iniquity?
In anger cast down the peoples, O God!

8 You number my wanderings;
Put my tears into Your bottle;
^aAre they not in Your book?

9 When I cry out to You,
Then my enemies will turn back;
This I know, because ^aGod is for me.

10 In God (I will praise His word),
In the Lord (I will praise His word),

11 In God I have put my trust;
I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me?

12 Vows made to You are binding upon me, O God;
I will render praises to You,

13 ^aFor You have delivered my soul from death.
Have You not kept my feet from falling,
That I may walk before God
In the ^blight of the living?

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Interlinear Bible for Psalms 56:1:

To the chief Musician
natsach (#5329) upon
`al (#5921) Jonath-elem-rechokim,
yowneqeth (#3128) Michtam
miktam (#4387) of David,
David (#1732) when the Philistines
Plishtiy (#6430) took
'achaz (#270) him in Gath.
Gath (#1661) Be merciful
chanan (#2603) unto me, O God:
'elohiym (#430) for
kiy (#3588) man
'enowsh (#582) would swallow me up;
sha'aph (#7602) he fighting
lacham (#3898) daily
kol (#3605) oppresseth
lachats (#3905)

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