Psalm 56:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Enemies spend the whole day finding fault with me; all they think about is how to do me harm.

Cross References

Psalm 118:6

The LORD is on my side, and I am not afraid of what others can do to me.

Psalm 41:7

My enemies whisper about me. They think the worst,

Psalm 49:6

They trust in their riches and boast about all their wealth.

Jeremiah 18:18

Some of the people said, “Let's get rid of Jeremiah! We will always have priests to teach us God's laws, as well as wise people to give us advice, and prophets to speak the LORD's messages. So, instead of listening to Jeremiah any longer, let's accuse him of a crime.”

Matthew 22:15

The Pharisees got together and planned how they could trick Jesus into saying something wrong.

Matthew 26:61

and said, “This man claimed that he would tear down God's temple and build it again in three days.”

Luke 11:54

so that they could catch him saying something wrong.

John 2:19

“Destroy this temple,” Jesus answered, “and in three days I will build it again!”

2 Peter 3:16

Paul talks about these same things in all his letters, but part of what he says is hard to understand. Some ignorant and unsteady people even destroy themselves by twisting what he said. They do the same thing with other Scriptures too.

1 Samuel 18:17

One day, Saul told David, “If you'll be brave and fight the LORD's battles for me, I'll let you marry my eldest daughter Merab.” But Saul was really thinking, “I don't want to kill David myself, so I'll let the Philistines do it for me.”

1 Samuel 18:21

and he thought, “I'll tell David he can marry Michal, but I'll set it up so that the Philistines will kill him.” He told David, “I'm going to give you a second chance to marry one of my daughters.”

1 Samuel 18:29

But knowing those things made Saul even more afraid of David, and he was David's enemy for the rest of his life.

1 Samuel 20:33

Saul threw his spear at Jonathan and tried to kill him. Then Jonathan was sure that his father really did want to kill David.

1 Samuel 20:7

If your father says it's all right, then I'm safe. But if he gets angry, you'll know he wants to harm me.