Psalms 56:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Psalms 56:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 56:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 56:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Psalms 56:1 — World English Bible

Psalms 56:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Psalms 56:1 — American Standard Version

Psalms 56:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Favour me, O God, for man swallowed me up, All the day fighting he oppresseth me,”

Psalms 56:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 56:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Psalms 56:1 — Darby Translation

Psalms 56:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Be mercifull vnto me, O God, for man would swallow me vp: he fighteth continually and vexeth me.”

Psalms 56:1 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 56:1 in Context — Psalms 56

1 Au chef des chantres. Sur “Colombe des térébinthes lointains”. Hymne de David. Lorsque les Philistins le saisirent à Gath.

2 Aie pitié de moi, ô Dieu! Car des hommes me harcèlent; Tout le jour ils me font la guerre, ils me tourmentent.

3 Tout le jour mes adversaires me harcèlent; Ils sont nombreux, ils me font la guerre comme des hautains.

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What Does Psalms 56:1 Mean?

Psalms 56:1 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 56. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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