[A Psalm of David when he fled from Absalom his son.] LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me.
Psalm 56:2 - King James 2000 My enemies would daily swallow me up: for they are many that fight against me, O most High. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: For they be many that fight against me, O thou most High. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They that lie in wait for me would swallow me up or trample me all day long, for they are many who fight against me, O Most High! American Standard Version (1901) Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long; For they are many that fight proudly against me. Common English Bible My attackers trample me all day long because I have so many enemies. Exalted one, Catholic Public Domain Version Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me. For my soul trusts in you. And I will hope in the shadow of your wings, until iniquity passes away. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me: for my soul trusteth in thee. And in the shadow of thy wings will I hope, until iniquity pass away. |
[A Psalm of David when he fled from Absalom his son.] LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me.
[A Psalm of David.] Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me.
He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.
I will be glad and rejoice in you: I will sing praise to your name, O most High.
He that dwells in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
[A Psalm or Song for the Sabbath day.] It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto your name, O most High:
The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.
For thus says the high and lofty One that inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
O king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honor:
With what shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?
For they are the spirits of demons, working miracles, who go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.