Psalm 56:1

New Century Version

God, be merciful to me because people are chasing me; the battle has pressed me all day long.

Cross References

Psalm 106:17

Then the ground opened up and swallowed Dathan and closed over Abiram’s group.

Psalm 124:3

When they were angry with us, they would have swallowed us alive.

Psalm 136:10

He killed the firstborn sons of the Egyptians. His love continues forever.

Psalm 136:15

But the king of Egypt and his army drowned in the Red Sea. His love continues forever.

Psalm 143:12

In your love defeat my enemies. Destroy all those who trouble me, because I am your servant.

Psalm 16:1

Protect me, God, because I trust in you.

Psalm 21:9

When you appear, you will burn them as in a furnace. In your anger you will swallow them up, and fire will burn them up.

Psalm 27:2

Evil people may try to destroy my body. My enemies and those who hate me attack me, but they are overwhelmed and defeated.

Psalm 31:9

Lord, have mercy, because I am in misery. My eyes are weak from so much crying, and my whole being is tired from grief.

Psalm 35:25

Don’t let them think, “Aha! We got what we wanted!” Don’t let them say, “We destroyed him.”

Psalm 58:1

Do you rulers really say what is right? Do you judge people fairly?

Psalm 59:1

God, save me from my enemies. Protect me from those who come against me.

Psalm 59:10

My God loves me, and he goes in front of me. He will help me defeat my enemies.

Psalm 60:1

God, you have rejected us and scattered us. You have been angry, but please come back to us.

Proverbs 1:12

Let’s swallow them alive, as death does; let’s swallow them whole, as the grave does.

Lamentations 2:16

All your enemies open their mouths to speak against you. They make fun and grind their teeth in anger. They say, “We have swallowed you up. This is the day we were waiting for! We have finally seen it happen.”

Lamentations 2:2

The Lord swallowed up without mercy all the houses of the people of Jacob; in his anger he pulled down the strong places of Judah. He threw her kingdom and its rulers down to the ground in dishonor.

Lamentations 2:5

The Lord was like an enemy; he swallowed up Israel. He swallowed up all her palaces and destroyed all her strongholds. He has caused more moaning and groaning for Judah.

Hosea 8:8

Israel is eaten up; the people are mixed among the other nations and have become useless to me.

1 Corinthians 15:54

So this body that can be destroyed will clothe itself with that which can never be destroyed, and this body that dies will clothe itself with that which can never die. When this happens, this Scripture will be made true: “Death is destroyed forever in victory.”

1 Samuel 29:4

But the Philistine commanders were angry with Achish and said, “Send David back to the city you gave him. He cannot go with us into battle. If he does, we’ll have an enemy in our own camp. He could please his king by killing our own men.