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Psalms Chapter 56 (ROTHERHAM)

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Psalms Chapter 56 (ROTHERHAM)
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1 Show me favour, O God, For weak man hath panted for me, All the day, a fighter oppresseth me:

2 Mine adversaries have panted all the day, For, many, are fighting with me, loftily.

3 What day I am afraid, I, unto thee will direct my confidence.

4 In God, I will praise his cause,—In God, have I trusted, I will not fear, What can flesh do unto me?

5 All the day, they wrest, my words, Against me, all their devices are for mischief;

6 They stir up strife—they lie hid, They, mark my steps,—Seeing they have waited for my life.

7 Because of iniquity, recompense thou them,—In anger, bring thou down, the peoples, O God.

8 My wandering, hast, thou, recorded,—Put thou my tears in thy bottle, Are they not in thy record?

9 Then, shall my foes turn back, in the day I cry, This, I know, for God is mine!

10 In God, will I praise with good cause: In Yahweh, will I praise with good cause;

11 In God, have I trusted, I will not fear, What can a son of earth do unto me!

12 Upon me, O God, are thy vows, I will pay back praises unto thee.

13 For thou hast rescued my soul from death, Wilt thou not [rescue] my feet from stumbling? That I may walk to and fro, before God, In the light of life.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Psalm 56 about?
Psalm 56 is a prayer for mercy while surrounded by enemies who 'wrest my words' and plot against him (vv.5-6), resolving repeatedly that 'What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee' (v.3).
What does verse 8 mean by God putting tears 'into thy bottle'?
It pictures God as personally attentive to suffering -- 'Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?' -- treating grief as something God records and remembers.
What does the psalm repeat as its central resolve?
The line 'in God have I put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me' appears twice (vv.4,11), similar in tone to the deliverance from fear recalled in Psalms 34:4. See Psalms 56:3.

Today's Verse

Yonder is the sea, great and wide, Wherein are things creeping innumerable, Both small and great beasts.

Psalms 104:25 | ASV

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