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Psalms 56:7 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, God. "
Psalms 56:7
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5 All day long they twist my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They conspire and lurk, watching my steps. They are eager to take my life.
7 Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, God.
8 You count my wanderings. You put my tears into your container. Aren’t they in your book?
9 Then my enemies shall turn back in the day that I call. I know this: that God is for me.
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Psalms 56:1
"Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up. All day long, he attacks and oppresses me."
Psalms 56:2
"My enemies want to swallow me up all day long, for they are many who fight proudly against me."
Psalms 56:3
"When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you."
Psalms 56:4
"In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?"
Psalms 56:5
"All day long they twist my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil."
Psalms 56:6
"They conspire and lurk, watching my steps. They are eager to take my life."
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