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Read Full Chapter (Psalms 56) Psalms 56:1-3 KJV
"Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me. Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High. What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee."
Psalms Chapter 56, Verse 1-3
Psalms 56:1-3 in Context (Verses 1–6 KJV)
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 themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.