Psalm 56:1

The Passion Translation

Lord, show me your kindness and mercy, for these men oppose and oppress me all day long.

Cross References

Psalm 106:17

You split open the earth, and it swallowed up Dathan and Abiram along with their followers.

Psalm 136:10

Give thanks to God, who struck down the firstborn in Egypt! His tender love for us continues on forever!

Psalm 136:15

He vanquished Pharaoh’s armies, drowning them all! His tender love for us continues on forever!

Psalm 143:12

Since I am your loving servant, destroy all those who are trying to harm me. And because you are so loving and kind to me, silence all of my enemies!

Psalm 16:1

Keep me safe, O mighty God. I run to you, my safe place.

Psalm 21:9

When you appear before them, unveiling the radiance of your face, they will be consumed by the fierce fire of your presence. Yahweh’s flames will swallow them up. They and their descendants will be destroyed by an unrelenting fire.

Psalm 27:2

When evil ones come to destroy me, they will be the ones who turn back.

Psalm 31:9

O Lord, help me again! Keep showing me such mercy. For I am in anguish, always in tears, and I’m worn out with weeping. I’m becoming old because of grief; my health is broken.

Psalm 35:25

Let them all be ashamed of themselves, humiliated when they rejoice over my every blunder. Shame them, Lord, when they say, “We saw what he did. Now we have him right where we want him. Let’s get him while he’s down!” Make them look ridiculous when they exalt themselves over me. May they all be disgraced and dishonored!

Psalm 58:1

God’s justice? You high and mighty politicians know nothing about it! Which one of you has walked in justice toward others? Which one of you has treated everyone right and fair? Not one! You only give “justice” in exchange for a bribe. For the right price you let others get away with murder.

Psalm 59:1

My God, protect me! Keep me safe from all my enemies, for they’re coming to kill me. Put me in a high place out of their reach— a place so high that these assassins will never find me.

Psalm 59:10

The God of passionate love will meet with me. My God will empower me to rise in triumph over my foes.

Psalm 60:1

God, it seems like you walked off and left us! Why have you turned against us? You have been angry with us. O Lord, we plead, come back and help us as a father.

Proverbs 1:12

We’ll take down the rich and rob them. We’ll swallow them up alive and take what we want from whomever we want.

Lamentations 2:16

Your enemies are a choir of scoffers and scolders. They hatefully sneer and glare at you. They gleefully exclaim, “We have destroyed her. This is the day we’ve been waiting for, and now we have lived to see it!”

Lamentations 2:2

The Lord has swallowed up without mercy all the homes of Jacob’s descendants. In his fury, he tore down the fortresses of Daughter Judah. He threw to the ground and brought disgrace to the kingdom of Judah and her leaders.

Lamentations 2:5

The Lord became our enemy; he destroyed Israel. He devastated all her palaces and ruined her strongholds. He has multiplied weeping and wailing for Daughter Judah.

1 Corinthians 15:54

And when that which is mortal puts on immortality, and what now decays is exchanged for what will never decay, then the Scripture will be fulfilled that says: Death is swallowed up by a triumphant victory!