6 They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps, hoping to take my life.

Other Translations of Psalm 56:6

King James Version

6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.

English Standard Version

6 They stir up strife, they lurk; they watch my steps, as they have waited for my life.

The Message

6 They gang up, sneak together through the alleys To take me by surprise, wait their chance to get me.

New King James Version

6 They gather together, They hide, they mark my steps, When they lie in wait for my life.

New Living Translation

6 They come together to spy on me- watching my every step, eager to kill me.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 56:6

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?