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Psalm 56 Free Bible Version

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Notes on this text (1)

1 For the music director. According to “Dove on Distant Oaks.” A psalm (miktam) of David concerning the time the Philistines captured him in Gath. God, please be gracious to me, for people are persecuting me; my attackers fight against me all day long. 2 My enemies chase me down all the time—there are many of them, attacking me in their arrogance. 3 But when I'm afraid, I trust in you. 4 I thank God for his promises. I trust in God, so why should I be fearful? What can mere human beings do to me? 5 They constantly twist my words against me; they spend all their time thinking of evil things to do to me. 6 They gather together in their hiding places to keep watch on me, hoping to kill me. 7 Will they escape when they do so much evil? God, in anger bring these people down! 8 You've kept track of all my wanderings. You've collected all my tears in your bottle. You've kept a record of each one. 9 Then those who hate me will run away when I call for your help. For I know this: God is for me! 10 I thank God for his promises. I thank the Lord for his promises. 11 I trust in God, so why should I be fearful? What can mere human beings do to me? 12 God, I will keep my promises to you. I will give thank offerings to you, 13 for you have saved me from death and kept me from falling. Now I walk in the presence of God, in the light that gives life.

Cross references (13)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 1 Samuel 29:4; Psalm 16:1; Psalm 31:9; Psalm 59:1; Psalm 69:13–16
  2. 2 Psalm 118:10–12; Psalm 57:3; Psalm 35:1; Daniel 5:18; Psalm 93:4
  3. 3 Psalm 34:4; 1 Samuel 30:6; 2 Corinthians 7:5–6; Psalm 55:4–5; 2 Corinthians 1:8–10
  4. 4 Hebrews 13:6; Psalm 118:6; Romans 8:31–39; Psalm 27:1; Isaiah 41:10
  5. 5 Matthew 22:15; Luke 11:54; Psalm 41:7; Isaiah 29:20–21; 2 Peter 3:16
  6. 6 Psalm 59:3; Psalm 71:10; Psalm 140:2; Acts 23:12–14; Luke 20:20
  7. 7 Psalm 55:23; Jeremiah 10:25; Psalm 94:20–21; Jeremiah 18:19–23; Psalm 36:12
  8. 8 2 Kings 20:5; Malachi 3:16; Psalm 39:12; Revelation 7:17; Psalm 126:5–6
  9. 9 Romans 8:31; Psalm 118:6; Psalm 46:11; Psalm 118:11–13; Psalm 102:2
  10. 10 Matthew 24:35; Psalm 56:4; Genesis 32:11; Hebrews 6:18; Psalm 60:6
  11. 11 Psalm 27:1; Isaiah 51:12–13; Isaiah 51:7–8; Psalm 112:7–8
  12. 12 Psalm 9:1–3; Psalm 50:14; 1 Samuel 1:24–28; Ecclesiastes 5:4–6; Numbers 30:2–16
  13. 13 Psalm 116:8–9; Job 33:30; Revelation 21:23–24; Psalm 145:14; Psalm 49:15

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Commentary Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (Psalm LV)

    Of this Psalm the title is: "At the end, in hymns, understanding to David himself." What the "end" is, we will briefly call to your recollection, because ye have known it. "For the end of the Law is Christ, for righteousness unto every man believing." Be the attention therefore directed unto the End, directed unto Christ.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)

  2. Quotes verse 56:10 Augustine of Hippo, Homilies on the First Epistle of John (Homily X)

    As the Psalm saith, "In God will I praise the discourse, in God will I praise the word." Hereby shall that which there follows come to pass in thee: "In God have I hoped, I will not fear what man can do unto me." For when all things that are thine are praised in God, no fear lest thy praise …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)