30 But (A)if the Lord [a]brings about an entirely new thing and the ground opens its mouth and swallows them with everything that is theirs, and they (B)descend alive into [b]Sheol, then you will know that these men have been disrespectful to the Lord.”

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 16:30 Lit creates
  2. Numbers 16:30 I.e., the netherworld

30 But if the Lord brings about something totally new, and the earth opens its mouth(A) and swallows them, with everything that belongs to them, and they go down alive into the realm of the dead,(B) then you will know that these men have treated the Lord with contempt.(C)

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25 Do not let them say in their heart, “(A)Aha, our desire!”
Do not let them say, “We have (B)swallowed him up!”

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25 Do not let them think, “Aha,(A) just what we wanted!”
    or say, “We have swallowed him up.”(B)

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Pleading for Help and Grateful Trust in God.

For the music director; according to [a]Jonath elem rehokim. A [b]Mikhtam of David, [c]when the Philistines seized him in Gath.

56 Be gracious to me, God, for a man has [d](A)trampled upon me;
[e]Fighting all day long he (B)oppresses me.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 56 Title Or The silent dove of those who are far off; or The dove of the distant terebinths
  2. Psalm 56 Title Possibly Epigrammatic Poem; or Atonement Psalm
  3. Psalm 56 Title 1 Sam 21:10, 11
  4. Psalm 56:1 Or snapped at
  5. Psalm 56:1 Or A fighting man

Psalm 56[a]

For the director of music. To the tune of “A Dove on Distant Oaks.” Of David. A miktam.[b] When the Philistines had seized him in Gath.

Be merciful to me,(A) my God,
    for my enemies are in hot pursuit;(B)
    all day long they press their attack.(C)

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  1. Psalm 56:1 In Hebrew texts 56:1-13 is numbered 56:2-14.
  2. Psalm 56:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term

He will (A)send from heaven and save me;
He rebukes the one who [a](B)tramples upon me. Selah
God will send His [b](C)favor and His truth.

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  1. Psalm 57:3 Or snaps at
  2. Psalm 57:3 Or faithfulness

He sends from heaven and saves me,(A)
    rebuking those who hotly pursue me—[a](B)
    God sends forth his love and his faithfulness.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 57:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 6.

12 Let’s (A)swallow them alive like Sheol,
Even whole, like those who (B)go down to the pit;

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12 let’s swallow(A) them alive, like the grave,
    and whole, like those who go down to the pit;(B)

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