Psalms 56:13 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“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?”

Psalms 56:13

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Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:

In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.

Thy vows {are} upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.

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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Psalms 56:1

"[To the chief Musician upon Jonathelemrechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath.] Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me. {Michtam...: or, A golden Psalm of David}"

Psalms 56:2

"Mine enemies would daily swallow {me} up: for {they be} many that fight against me, O thou most High. {enemies: Heb. observers}"

Psalms 56:3

"What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee."

Psalms 56:4

"In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me."

Psalms 56:5

"Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts {are} against me for evil."

Psalms 56:6

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

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