Context at a Glance
Author:Traditional Attribution
Topic:psalms Chapter 56 Study
This chapter provides a foundational look at the theological themes of psalms, analyzed across multiple historic translations for maximum scholarly depth.
Psalms 56
Bishops' Bible
1To the chiefe musition as concerning the dumbe doue in a farre countrey, the golden psalme of Dauid, when the Philistines toke him in Geth. Be mercifull vnto me O Lorde: for man goeth about to deuour me, he dayly fyghtyng, oppresseth me.
2Myne enemies are dayly in hande to swalowe me vp: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most highest.
3Neuerthelesse at all times as I am afraide: I put my whole trust in thee.
4In the Lord I wyll prayse his word: in the Lorde I haue put my trust, and I wyll not feare what flesh can do vnto me.
5My wordes dayly put me to sorow: all that they do imagine, is to do me euill.
6They flocke together, they kepe them selues close: they marke my steppes, that they may lye in wayte for my soule.
7Shall they escape for their wickednes? O Lorde in thy displeasure cast downe headlong this people.
8Thou hast numbred my flittinges, thou hast put my teares in thy bottell: are not these thinges noted in thy booke?
9Whensoeuer I call vpon thee, then shall myne enemies be put to flight: this I know, for the Lorde is on my side.
10In the Lord I wyll prayse the word: In God I wyll prayse the worde.
11In the Lorde I put my trust: I wyll not be afraide what man can do vnto me.
12O Lorde, thy vowes be vpon me: vnto thee wyll I geue thankes & praise.
13For thou hast deliuered my soule from death, and my feete from falling: that I may walke before the Lorde in the light of the liuing.