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Psalms 56:1

Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack.

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
חָנֵּ֣נִיcho.ne.nishow favor to meH2603 →
אֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimO GodH430 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
שְׁאָפַ֣נִיshe.'a.Fa.nihe has crushed meH7602 →
אֱנ֑וֹשׁ'e.No.oshmanH582 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
הַ֝יּ֗וֹםhai.Yomthe dayH3117 →
לֹחֵ֥םlo.Chem[one who] fightsH3898 →
יִלְחָצֵֽנִי׃yil.cha.Tze.nihe oppresses meH3905 →

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Psalms 57:1Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.1 Samuel 29:4But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with Achish and told him, “Send that man back and let him return to the place you assigned him. He must not go down with us into battle only to become our adversary during the war. What better way for him to regain the favor of his master than with the heads of our men?Psalms 31:9Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.Psalms 69:13–16But my prayer to You, O LORD, is for a time of favor. In Your abundant loving devotion, O God, answer me with Your sure salvation.Psalms 59:1Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise against me.Psalms 16:1Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.Psalms 86:3Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long.1 Samuel 21:11–15But the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David, the king of the land? Did they not sing about him in their dances, saying: ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?”1 Corinthians 15:54When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come to pass: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”Psalms 60:1You have rejected us, O God; You have broken us; You have been angry; restore us!Psalms 27:2When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.Psalms 143:12And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.Psalms 136:10He struck down the firstborn of Egypt His loving devotion endures forever.Psalms 21:9You will place them in a fiery furnace at the time of Your appearing. In His wrath the LORD will engulf them, and the fire will consume them.Proverbs 1:12let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit.Lamentations 2:2Without pity the Lord has swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob. In His wrath He has demolished the fortified cities of the Daughter of Judah. He brought to the ground and defiled her kingdom and its princes.Psalms 57:1–3Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.Psalms 124:3when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive,

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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