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Psalms 56

13 aligned verses; 13 with wording or punctuation differences .

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Verse KJV King James Version YLT Young's Literal Translation
1
Be merciful unto me, O God : for man would swallow me up ; he fighting daily oppresseth me .
To the Overseer. -- `On the Dumb Dove far off.' -- A secret treasure of David, in the Philistines' taking hold of him in Gath. Favour me, O God , for man swallowed me up , All the day fighting he oppresseth me ,
2
Mine enemies would daily swallow me up : for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High .
Mine enemies have swallowed up all the day, For many `are' fighting against me, O most High ,
3
What time I am afraid , I will trust in thee.
The day I am afraid I am confident toward Thee.
4
In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
In God I praise His word, in God I have trusted, I fear not what flesh doth to me.
5
Every day they wrest my words : all their thoughts are against me for evil .
All the day they wrest my words , Concerning me all their thoughts ` are ' for evil ,
6
They gather themselves together , they hide themselves , they mark my steps , when they wait for my soul.
They assemble , they hide, they watch my heels , When they have expected my soul.
7
Shall they escape by iniquity ? in thine anger cast down the people , O God.
By iniquity they escape, In anger the peoples put down , O God.
8
Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle : are they not in thy book?
My wandering Thou hast counted, Thou -- place Thou my tear in Thy bottle , Are they not in Thy book?
9
When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back : this I know; for God is for me.
Then turn back do mine enemies in the day I call. This I have known, that God ` is ' for me.
10
In God will I praise his word : in the LORD will I praise his word.
In God I praise the word , In Jehovah I praise the word.
11
In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me .
In God I trusted, I fear not what man doth to me ,
12
Thy vows are upon me, O God : I will render praises unto thee.
On me, O God , `are' Thy vows, I repay thank-offerings to Thee.
13
For thou hast delivered my soul from death : wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling , that I may walk before God in the light of the living ?
For Thou hast delivered my soul from death , Dost Thou not my feet from falling ? To walk habitually before God in the light of the living !

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