A Prayer of Trust

561 [1][2]Be merciful to me, my God, for my enemies are in hot pursuit; all day long they press their attack.

Other Translations of Psalm 56:1

King James Version

A Prayer of Trust

561 Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.

English Standard Version

A Prayer of Trust

561 Be gracious to me, O God, for man tramples on me; all day long an attacker oppresses me;

The Message

A Prayer of Trust

561 Take my side, God - I'm getting kicked around, stomped on every day.

New King James Version

A Prayer of Trust

561 To the Chief Musician. Set to 'The Silent Dove in Distant Lands.' A Michtam of David when the Philistines captured him in Gath. Be merciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up; Fighting all day he oppresses me.

New Living Translation

A Prayer of Trust

561 O God, have mercy on me, for people are hounding me. My foes attack me all day long.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 56:1

Commentary on Psalm 56:1-7

(Read Psalm 56:1-7)

Be merciful unto me, O God. This petition includes all the good for which we come to throne of grace. If we obtain mercy there, we need no more to make us happy. It implies likewise our best plea, not our merit, but God's mercy, his free, rich mercy. We may flee to, and trust the mercy of God, when surrounded on all sides by difficulties and dangers. His enemies were too hard for him, if God did not help him. He resolves to make God's promises the matter of his praises, and so we have reason to make them. As we must not trust an arm of flesh when engaged for us, so we must not be afraid of an arm of flesh when stretched out against us. The sin of sinners will never be their security. Who knows the power of God's anger; how high it can reach, how forcibly it can strike?