For the end. Destroy not: by David, for a memorial, when he fled from the presence of Saul to the cave.
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Psalms 56:1
For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Silent Dove in Distant Lands.” A poem by David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up. All day long, he attacks and oppresses me.
Parallel Translations
(57) For the end. Destroy not: by David, for a memorial, when he fled from the presence of Saul to the cave. Have mercy, upon me, O God, have mercy upon me: for my soul has trusted in you: and in the shadow of your wings will I hope, until the iniquity have passed away.
Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
Cross References
1 Samuel 29:4Psalms 16:1Psalms 59:1Psalms 31:9Psalms 69:13–16Psalms 60:1Psalms 27:21 Samuel 21:11–15Psalms 143:121 Corinthians 15:54Hosea 8:8Psalms 58:1Psalms 136:10Lamentations 2:2Psalms 57:1–3
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