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Psalms 56

13 aligned verses; 13 with wording or punctuation differences .

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Verse WEB World English Bible KJV King James Version
> Be merciful to me, God , for man wants to swallow me up . All day long, he attacks and oppresses me.
Be merciful unto me, O God : for man would swallow me up ; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
My enemies want to swallow me up all day long, For they are many who fight proudly against me.
Mine enemies would daily swallow me up : for they be many that fight against me , O thou most High .
When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you .
What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee .
In God , I praise his word . In God , I put my trust . I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me ?
In God I will praise his word , in God I have put my trust ; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me .
All day long they twist my words . All their thoughts are against me for evil.
Every day they wrest my words : all their thoughts are against me for evil.
They conspire and lurk , Watching my steps, they are eager to take my life .
They gather themselves together , they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul .
Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples , God.
Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people , O God.
You number my wanderings . You put my tears into your bottle . Aren't they in your book?
Thou tellest my wanderings : put thou my tears into thy bottle : are they not in thy book?
Then my enemies shall turn back in the day that I call. I know this, that God is for me.
When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back : this I know ; for God is for me.
In God , I will praise his word . In Yahweh, I will praise his word.
In God will I praise his word : in the LORD will I praise his word.
I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid . What can man do to me ?
In God have I put my trust : I will not be afraid what man can do unto me .
Your vows are on me, God . I will give thank offerings to you .
Thy vows are upon me, O God : I will render praises unto thee .
For you have delivered my soul from death , And prevented my feet from falling, That I may walk before God in the light of the living .
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 ?

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