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Psalm 56:1 KJV
Psalms · chapter 56 · verse 1
To the chief Musician upon Jonathelemrechokim, 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.Psalm 56:1 · King James Version
Psalm 56:1 in context
1Be 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- mercifulchânanproperly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferiorH2603 →
- fightinglâchamto feed onH3898 →
- dailyyôwma day , whether literal , or figurativeH3117 →
- Godʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary senseH430 →
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David, in this psalm, by his faith throws himself into the hands of God, even when he had by his fear and folly thrown himself into the hands of the Philistines; it was when they took him in Gath, whither he fled for fear of Saul, forgetting the quarrel they had with him for killing Goliath;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7