Psalm 56 american standard ver bible in basic english darbys translation english standard version king james version new american standard new international ver new king james ver new living translation new revised standard ver revised standard ver the message bible world english bible youngs literal. A bmikhtam of david, cwhen the philistines seized him in gath. He would become gods instrument in granting the answer to davids prayer for their destruction 2 samuel 5. I have checked and doubledchecked his counts with a manual count in 10 of the 66 books and they all match perfectly. Be merciful to me, my god, for my enemies are in hot pursuit. Create an account to configure your bible read plan and. What is the shortest book in the king james version of the. The following statistics apply to the 1769 edition of the 1611 king james bible. Psalms 56 king james bible kjv book of psalms bible. Psalm 56 niv bible be merciful to me, my god, for my. David seeks mercy from god, amidst the malice of his enemies. It would be difficult to determine whether he speaks here of foreign or domestic enemies. Be gracious to me, o god, for man has trampled upon me.
If we obtain mercy there, we need no more to make us happy. The shortest book in any version of the bible is psalm 117 with only 2 verses if you define each psalm as a book. Psalm 56 in god i trust 1 be a merciful to me, o god, for man would swallow me up. Psalm 56 to the chief musician upon jonathelemrechokim, michtam of david, when the philistines took him in gath. Death 15 feet 15 god 15 light 14 walk delivered 12 may. To the chief musician upon jonathelemrechokim, michtam of david, when the philistines took him in gath.
Nothing will prevent the psalmist from keeping the vow to give thanks for gods gift of life ps 56. It thus implies the intense desire of davids enemies to get him into their hands, and to destroy him. Many collections preceded this final compilation of the psalms. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path psalm 119. Create an account to configure your bible read plan and you will see your progress. It can be argued whether each psalm is a book or the entire collection of psalms.
A mikhtam of david, when the philistines seized him in gath. English standard version esv when i am afraid, i put my trust in you. I will not be afraid 3372 8799 what man 120 can do 62 8799 unto me. World wide study bible psalms 56 christian classics. At that time psalms appears also to have been used as a title for the entire section of the hebrew ot canon more commonly known as the writings see lk 24. A michtam of david when the philistines captured him in gath. Prayer for relief from tormentorsto the chief musician. Psalms 56 commentary james burton coffman commentaries.
All word counts are the work of computer programmer dave whitinger. My foes have fctrampled upon me all day long,for gthey are many who dfight proudly against me. Previous book previous chapter read the full chapter next chapter next book. Psalm 56 new king james version nkjv prayer for relief from tormentors to the chief musician. Be merciful to me, o god, for man would swallow me up. The oppression of distant princes of david in a quiet voice when the philistines seized him in gath take pity on me, god, as they harry me, pressing their attacks home all day. The repetition adds an emphasis to the sentiment, intimating, that though god delayed the sensible manifestation of his favor, and might seem to deal hardly in abandoning him to the word giving him nothing more, he was. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season. The title is derived from the greek translation, psalmoi. Psalm 55 reminded us that god never allows the true christian to be deceived by the craftiness of satan, and psalm 56 tells us that god is personally aware of all of our troubles and whenever we are afraid, we can put our complete trust in god. Psalms, 56 new jerusalem bible biblia catolica online. Be gracious to me, o god, for man has datrampled upon me.
Psalms 56 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. The following is the full english text of the psalm from the king james bible. King james bible thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path psalm 119. I will not fear what flesh can do unto me 5 every day they wrest my words.