Psalm 56:1
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Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack.
In other translations
Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack.
Hebrew words
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Related verses
- 1 Samuel 29:4And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an adversary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master? should it not be with the heads of these men?But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with Achish and told him, “Send that man back and let him return to the place you assigned him. He must not go down with us into battle only to become our adversary during the war. What better way for him to regain the favor of his master than with the heads of our men?
- Psalm 59:1Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise against me.
- Psalm 16:1Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.
- Psalm 69:13-1613 But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation. 14 Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters. 15 Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me. 16 Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.13 But my prayer to You, O LORD, is for a time of favor. In Your abundant loving devotion, O God, answer me with Your sure salvation. 14 Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink; deliver me from my foes and out of the deep waters. 15 Do not let the floods engulf me or the depths swallow me up; let not the Pit close its mouth over me. 16 Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.
- Psalm 31:9Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.
- Psalm 143:12And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.
- 1 Samuel 21:11-1511 And 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? 12 And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath. 13 And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard. 14 Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?11 But the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David, the king of the land? Did they not sing about him in their dances, saying: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?” 12 Now David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath. 13 So he changed his behavior before them and feigned madness in their hands; he scratched on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down his beard. 14 Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you can see that the man is insane! Why have you brought him to me?
- Psalm 60:1O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!
- Psalm 27:2When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.
- 1 Corinthians 15:54So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come to pass: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”
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Places: Gath