Psalms 56:2

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Be gracious to me, O God, for mankind pursues me; all day long an attacker oppresses me!

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  • Ps 3:1 : 1 A psalm of David, composed when he fled from his son Absalom.
  • Ps 9:2 : 2 I will praise the LORD with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful works.
  • Ps 35:1 : 1 O Lord, stand up against those who oppose me; fight against those who fight me.
  • Ps 54:5 : 5 For strangers have risen against me, and ruthless ones seek my life; they have not set God before them. Selah.
  • Ps 57:3 : 3 I will call to God Most High, to God who accomplishes His purpose for me.
  • Ps 91:1 : 1 The one who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
  • Ps 92:1 : 1 A psalm, a song for the Sabbath day.
  • Ps 92:8 : 8 Though the wicked spring up like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever.
  • Ps 93:4 : 4 More than the sounds of many waters, mightier than the breakers of the sea, the LORD on high is mighty.
  • Ps 118:10-12 : 10 All the nations surrounded me; in the name of the Lord, I cut them off. 11 They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me; in the name of the Lord, I cut them off. 12 They surrounded me like bees; they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the Lord, I cut them off.
  • Isa 57:15 : 15 For this is what the high and exalted One says—he who lives forever, whose name is holy: 'I dwell in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.'
  • Dan 5:18 : 18 'O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty, greatness, glory, and splendor.'
  • Mic 6:6 : 6 With what shall I come before the Lord and bow down before the exalted God? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, with yearling calves?
  • Acts 4:25-27 : 25 'You spoke through the mouth of your servant David, saying: Why did the nations rage, and the peoples plot in vain?' 26 'The kings of the earth took their stand, and the rulers gathered together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.' 27 'Indeed, in this city, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed.'
  • Rev 16:14 : 14 They are demonic spirits performing miraculous signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world to gather them for battle on the great day of God Almighty.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 56:1
    88%

    1For the director, according to 'The Silent Dove of Distant Places.' A Miktam of David, when the Philistines captured him in Gath.

  • Ps 102:8
    80%

    8I lie awake; I am like a lonely bird on a housetop.

  • Ps 56:5-6
    2 verses
    79%

    5In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?

    6All day long they twist my words; all their plans are against me for evil.

  • Ps 25:19
    78%

    19Look at my enemies, for they are many, and they hate me with violent hatred.

  • Ps 71:10
    78%

    10For my enemies have spoken against me; those who watch my life conspire together.

  • Ps 27:2
    77%

    2When evildoers come against me to devour my flesh, my adversaries and my enemies, they stumble and fall.

  • Ps 59:1
    77%

    1For the director: Do not destroy. A Miktam of David, when Saul sent men to watch the house to kill him.

  • Ps 13:2
    76%

    2How long, Lord, will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me?

  • Ps 3:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1A psalm of David, composed when he fled from his son Absalom.

    2LORD, how many are my enemies! Many are rising up against me.

  • Ps 38:19
    75%

    19I confess my iniquity; I am anxious because of my sin.

  • Lam 3:62
    75%

    62The lips of my adversaries and their murmuring are against me all day long.

  • Ps 42:10
    75%

    10I say to God, my rock: 'Why have you forgotten me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?'

  • Ps 41:5
    75%

    5I said, 'O LORD, have mercy on me; heal my soul, for I have sinned against you.'

  • Ps 54:3
    75%

    3God, save me by Your name, and vindicate me by Your power.

  • Ps 17:9
    75%

    9Protect me from the wicked who attack me, from my life’s enemies who surround me.

  • 2 Sam 22:41
    74%

    41You made my enemies turn their backs to me, and I destroyed those who hated me.

  • Ps 55:3
    74%

    3Pay attention to me and answer me. My thoughts are restless, and I am distraught.

  • Ps 56:3
    74%

    3My enemies pursue me all day long; many are attacking me proudly.

  • Job 16:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9His anger tears at me, and he hates me; he gnashes his teeth at me. My adversary sharpens his eyes against me.

    10They gape at me with their mouths; they strike my cheeks in scorn and together they conspire against me.

  • Ps 86:14
    74%

    14O God, arrogant people have risen against me; a band of ruthless men seeks my life, and they do not set You before them.

  • Ps 13:4
    74%

    4Look on me and answer, Lord my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death.

  • 2 Sam 22:49
    74%

    49He delivers me from my enemies; you lift me up above those who rise against me; you rescue me from the violent man.

  • Ps 18:40
    73%

    40You arm me with strength for battle; You humble my adversaries beneath me.

  • Ps 59:3
    73%

    3Deliver me from evildoers, and save me from those who thirst for blood.

  • Ps 9:3
    73%

    3I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praises to your name, O Most High.

  • Lam 1:21
    73%

    21People have heard my groaning, but there is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that you have done it. Bring the day you have announced, so they may become like me.

  • Ps 71:13
    73%

    13May my accusers perish in shame; may they be covered with scorn and disgrace who seek to harm me.

  • Ps 7:5
    73%

    5if I have repaid my friend with evil or have plundered my enemy without cause,

  • Ps 143:9
    73%

    9Rescue me from my enemies, Lord, for I seek refuge in you.

  • Ps 69:4
    73%

    4I am tired of calling for help; my throat is parched. My eyes are worn out from looking for my God.

  • Lam 2:16
    73%

    16All your enemies open their mouths against you; they hiss and grind their teeth, saying, 'We have swallowed her up. Surely this is the day we hoped for; we have found it, we have seen it.'

  • Ps 83:2
    73%

    2O God, do not remain silent; do not be still or quiet, O Mighty One.

  • Ps 55:18
    72%

    18Evening, morning, and noon, I will complain and moan, and He hears my voice.

  • Ps 139:20
    72%

    20They speak of You with evil intent; Your adversaries misuse Your name.

  • Ps 27:12
    72%

    12Do not hand me over to the desire of my adversaries, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.

  • Ps 55:12
    72%

    12Destruction is in its midst; oppression and deceit do not leave its streets.

  • 2 Sam 22:18
    72%

    18He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from those who hated me and were too strong for me.

  • Ps 18:17
    72%

    17He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.

  • Ps 6:7
    72%

    7I am worn out from my groaning; all night long I drench my bed with tears and flood my couch with weeping.

  • Ps 59:10
    72%

    10My strength, I watch for you; for God is my fortress.

  • Lam 3:52
    72%

    52My enemies hunted me like a bird, without cause.

  • Ps 56:9
    72%

    9You have kept track of my wanderings; put my tears in your bottle; are they not recorded in your book?

  • Ps 31:15
    72%

    15But I trust in you, O LORD; I say, 'You are my God.'

  • Ps 38:12
    72%

    12My loved ones and friends stand aloof from my affliction, and my relatives stand far off.

  • Ps 88:17
    72%

    17Your wrath has swept over me; your terrors have destroyed me.

  • Ps 119:157
    72%

    157Though many are my persecutors and my adversaries, I have not turned from Your testimonies.

  • Ps 57:3
    72%

    3I will call to God Most High, to God who accomplishes His purpose for me.