Psalm 56:1 “Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press…”

Psalm 56:1

Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.

World English Bible

Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up. All day long, he attacks and oppresses me.

American Standard Version

Be merciful unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up: All the day long he fighting oppresseth me.

Geneva Bible 1599

To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David on Michtam, concerning the dumme doue in a farre countrey, when the Philistims tooke him in Gath. Be mercifull vnto me, O God, for man would swallow me vp: he fighteth continually and vexeth me.

Darby Translation

Be gracious unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up: all the day long fighting he oppresseth me.

Young's Literal Translation

To the Overseer. — 'On the Dumb Dove far off.' — A secret treasure of David, in the Philistines' taking hold of him in Gath. Favour me, O God, for man swallowed me up, All the day fighting he oppresseth me,

Bible in Basic English

Have mercy on me, O God, for man is attempting my destruction; every day he makes cruel attacks against me.

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Cross references

“Michtam”

Psalm 16:1 Psalm 59:1 Psalm 60:1 Psalm 58:1 Psalm 57:1

Psalm 16:1 · BSB

Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.

Psalm 59:1 · BSB

Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise against me.

Psalm 60:1 · BSB

You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!

Psalm 58:1 · BSB

Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?

Psalm 57:1 · BSB

Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.

“when”

1 Samuel 29:4 1 Samuel 21:11–15

1 Samuel 29:4 · BSB

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…

1 Samuel 21:11–15 · BSB

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’?”

“Be”

Psalm 31:9 Psalm 69:13–16 Psalm 143:12 Psalm 57:1–3 Psalm 136:10 Psalm 136:15

Psalm 31:9 · BSB

Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.

Psalm 69:13–16 · BSB

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.

Psalm 143:12 · BSB

And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.

Psalm 57:1–3 · BSB

Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.

Psalm 136:10 · BSB

He struck down the firstborn of Egypt His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalm 136:15 · BSB

but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea. His loving devotion endures forever.

“swallow”

Psalm 27:2 1 Corinthians 15:54 Psalm 21:9 Psalm 35:25 Psalm 124:3 Proverbs 1:12

Psalm 27:2 · BSB

When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.

1 Corinthians 15:54 · BSB

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.”

Psalm 21:9 · BSB

You will place them in a fiery furnace at the time of Your appearing. In His wrath the LORD will engulf them, and the fire will consume them.

Psalm 35:25 · BSB

Let them not say in their hearts, “Aha, just what we wanted!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up!”

Psalm 124:3 · BSB

when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive,

Proverbs 1:12 · BSB

let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2My enemies pursue me all day long, for many proudly assail me.

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