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Psalm 56
Psalm 56
1For the Chief Musician; set to Jonath elem rehokim. A Psalm of David. Michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be merciful unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up: All the day long he fighting oppresseth me.
2Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long; For they are many that fight proudly against me.
3What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee.
4In God (I will praise his word), In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; What can flesh do unto me?
1To the chief Musician upon Jonath–elem–rechokim, 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.
2Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.
3What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
4In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
Commentary · verses 1-4
5All the day long they wrest my words: All their thoughts are against me for evil.
5Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
Commentary · verse 5
The word "wrest" in this verse meant "to hurt, pain, grieve, displease, vex." The persecution we faced would include being attacked by the words we used.
6They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, They mark my steps, Even as they have waited for my soul.
7Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God.
8Thou numberest my wanderings: Put thou my tears into thy bottle; Are they not in thy book?
9Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call: This I know, that God is for me.
6They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
7Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.
8Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
9When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.
Commentary · verses 6-9
Notice, David stated that his first cause was to call on God and the effect was God turned back his enemies...and the effect of this was that David knew God was for him. Today, many people flip this relative to causality. People first believe God is for them and the effect is they can do whatever they want. People ought to arrive at the belief God is for them by having enough faith to first call on God. Do you have enough faith to know that God is for you?
10In God (I will praise his word), In Jehovah (I will praise his word), 11In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; What can man do unto me?
10In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word.
11In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
Commentary · verses 10-11
David repeated himself. He really wanted to get across the point that his trust was in God and that caused him to not fear man.
12Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render thank-offerings unto thee.
13For thou hast delivered my soul from death: Hast thou not delivered my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living?
12Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.
13For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
Commentary · verses 12-13
This psalm covered the events from 1 Samuel 21 when Achish, king of Gath, allowed David to live among them because David acted insane. The next psalm covered events from the subsequent chapters in 1 Samuel 22-24...
When our trust/faith was in God, we would not fear what man could do.