Psalms 56:1

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

To the chief Musician upon Jonath-elem-rechokim, 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.

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  • Ps 16:1 : 1 Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.
  • Ps 57:1-3 : 1 To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast. 2 I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me. 3 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.
  • Ps 69:13-16 : 13 But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation. 14 Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters. 15 Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me. 16 Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.
  • Ps 27:2 : 2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
  • Ps 31:9 : 9 Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.
  • Ps 35:25 : 25 Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
  • Ps 106:17 : 17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.
  • Ps 124:3 : 3 Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:
  • Ps 136:10 : 10 To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever:
  • Ps 136:15 : 15 But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever.
  • Ps 136:17-20 : 17 To him which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever: 18 And slew famous kings: for his mercy endureth for ever: 19 Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever: 20 And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy endureth for ever:
  • Ps 143:12 : 12 And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.
  • Prov 1:12 : 12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
  • Lam 2:2 : 2 The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought them down to the ground: he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof.
  • Lam 2:5 : 5 The Lord was as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Israel, he hath swallowed up all her paces: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath increased in the daughter of Judah mourning and mentation.
  • Lam 2:16 : 16 All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.
  • Hos 8:8 : 8 Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure.
  • 1 Cor 15:54 : 54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
  • Ps 58:1 : 1 To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David. Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
  • Ps 59:1 : 1 To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.
  • Ps 59:10 : 10 The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.
  • Ps 60:1 : 1 To the chief Musician upon Shushan-eduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand. O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.
  • Ps 21:9 : 9 Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.
  • 1 Sam 21:11-15 : 11 And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands? 12 And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath. 13 And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard. 14 Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me? 15 Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?
  • 1 Sam 29:4 : 4 And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an adversary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master? should it not be with the heads of these men?

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