Psalm 56:1
New King James Version
Prayer for Relief from Tormentors
To the Chief Musician. Set to [a]“The Silent Dove in Distant Lands.” A Michtam of David when the (A)Philistines captured him in Gath.
56 Be (B)merciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up;
Fighting all day he oppresses me.
Footnotes
- Psalm 56:1 Heb. Jonath Elem Rechokim
Psalm 27:2
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2 When the wicked came against me
To (A)eat[a] up my flesh,
My enemies and foes,
They stumbled and fell.
Footnotes
- Psalm 27:2 devour
Psalm 16:1
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The Hope of the Faithful, and the Messiah’s Victory
A (A)Michtam of David.
16 Preserve[a] me, O God, for in You I put my trust.
Footnotes
- Psalm 16:1 Watch over
1 Samuel 29:4
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4 But the princes of the Philistines were angry with him; so the princes of the Philistines said to him, (A)“Make this fellow return, that he may go back to the place which you have appointed for him, and do not let him go down with us to (B)battle, lest (C)in the battle he become our adversary. For with what could he reconcile himself to his master, if not with the heads of these (D)men?
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1 Corinthians 15:54
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54 So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: (A)“Death is swallowed up in victory.”
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Hosea 8:8
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8 (A)Israel is swallowed up;
Now they are among the Gentiles
(B)Like a vessel in which is no pleasure.
Lamentations 2:16
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16 (A)All your enemies have opened their mouth against you;
They hiss and gnash their teeth.
They say, (B)“We have swallowed her up!
Surely this is the (C)day we have waited for;
We have found it, (D)we have seen it!”
Lamentations 2:5
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5 (A)The Lord was like an enemy.
He has swallowed up Israel,
He has swallowed up all her palaces;
(B)He has destroyed her strongholds,
And has increased mourning and lamentation
In the daughter of Judah.
Lamentations 2:2
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2 The Lord has swallowed up and has (A)not pitied
All the dwelling places of Jacob.
He has thrown down in His wrath
The strongholds of the daughter of Judah;
He has brought them down to the ground;
(B)He has profaned the kingdom and its princes.
Proverbs 1:12
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:12 Or the grave
Psalm 143:12
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12 In Your mercy (A)cut[a] off my enemies,
And destroy all those who afflict my soul;
For I am Your servant.
Footnotes
- Psalm 143:12 put an end to
Psalm 136:17-20
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17 (A)To Him who struck down great kings,
For His mercy endures forever;
18 (B)And slew famous kings,
For His mercy endures forever—
19 (C)Sihon king of the Amorites,
For His mercy endures forever;
20 (D)And Og king of Bashan,
For His mercy endures forever—
Psalm 136:15
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15 (A)But overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea,
For His mercy endures forever;
Psalm 136:10
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10 (A)To Him who struck Egypt in their firstborn,
For His mercy endures forever;
Psalm 124:3
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3 Then they would have (A)swallowed us alive,
When their wrath was kindled against us;
Psalm 69:13-16
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13 But as for me, my prayer is to You,
O Lord, in the acceptable time;
O God, in the multitude of Your mercy,
Hear me in the truth of Your salvation.
14 Deliver me out of the mire,
And let me not sink;
Let me be delivered from those who hate me,
And out of the deep waters.
15 Let not the floodwater overflow me,
Nor let the deep swallow me up;
And let not the pit shut its mouth on me.
16 Hear me, O Lord, for Your lovingkindness is good;
Turn to me according to the multitude of Your tender mercies.
Psalm 60:1
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Urgent Prayer for the Restored Favor of God(A)
To the Chief Musician. (B)Set to [a]“Lily of the Testimony.” A Michtam of David. For teaching. (C)When he fought against Mesopotamia and Syria of Zobah, and Joab returned and killed twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
60 O God, (D)You have cast us off;
You have broken us down;
You have been displeased;
Oh, restore us again!
Footnotes
- Psalm 60:1 Heb. Shushan Eduth
Psalm 59:1
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The Assured Judgment of the Wicked
To the Chief Musician. Set to [a]“Do Not Destroy.” A Michtam of David (A)when Saul sent men, and they watched the house in order to kill him.
59 Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;
[b]Defend me from those who rise up against me.
Footnotes
- Psalm 59:1 Heb. Al Tashcheth
- Psalm 59:1 Lit. Set me on high
Psalm 58:1
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The Just Judgment of the Wicked
To the Chief Musician. Set to [a]“Do Not Destroy.” A Michtam of David.
58 Do you indeed speak righteousness, you silent ones?
Do you judge uprightly, you sons of men?
Footnotes
- Psalm 58:1 Heb. Al Tashcheth
Psalm 57:1-3
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Prayer for Safety from Enemies(A)
To the Chief Musician. Set to [a]“Do Not Destroy.” A Michtam of David (B)when he fled from Saul into the cave.
57 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me!
For my soul trusts in You;
(C)And in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge,
(D)Until these calamities have passed by.
2 I will cry out to God Most High,
To God (E)who performs all things for me.
3 (F)He shall send from heaven and save me;
He reproaches the one who [b]would swallow me up. Selah
God (G)shall send forth His mercy and His truth.
Footnotes
- Psalm 57:1 Heb. Al Tashcheth
- Psalm 57:3 snaps at or hounds me, or crushes me
Psalm 35:25
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25 Let them not say in their hearts, “Ah, so we would have it!”
Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up.”
Psalm 31:9
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9 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble;
(A)My eye wastes away with grief,
Yes, my soul and my [a]body!
Footnotes
- Psalm 31:9 Lit. belly
Psalm 21:9
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9 You shall make them as a fiery oven in the time of Your anger;
The Lord shall swallow them up in His wrath,
And the fire shall devour them.
1 Samuel 21:11-15
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11 And (A)the servants of Achish said to him, “Is this not David the king of the land? Did they not sing of him to one another in dances, saying:
(B)‘Saul has slain his thousands,
And David his ten thousands’?”
12 Now David (C)took these words [a]to heart, and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath. 13 So (D)he changed his behavior before them, pretended [b]madness in their hands, [c]scratched on the doors of the gate, and let his saliva fall down on his beard. 14 Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you see the man is insane. Why have you brought him to me? 15 Have I need of madmen, that you have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?”
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- 1 Samuel 21:12 Lit. in his heart
- 1 Samuel 21:13 insanity
- 1 Samuel 21:13 scribbled
Psalm 106:17
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17 (A)The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan,
And covered the faction of Abiram.
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