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Psalms 56:1

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

To the chief Musician upon Jonathelemrechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.

Psalms 56:1 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 56:1

Theological / Devotional

Be merciful. See Ps. 51:1 ; 57:1.

Man. Heb. ’enosh, “man in his frailty” (see on Ps. 8:4). The contrast between “God,” the Powerful One, and ’enosh is strong.

Swallow me up. The LXX reads “trample me down.” Compare v. 2.

Daily. Compare vs. 2, 5.

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