Psalm 56 Commentary
Be Merciful To Me – David
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KEY THOUGHT: In God I have put my trust;
I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me? [Psalm 56:11 NKJV]
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Psalm 56 NKJV
Prayer for Relief from Tormentors
To the Chief Musician. Set to [a]“The Silent Dove in Distant Lands.” A Michtam of David when the Philistines captured him in Gath.
56 Be merciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up;
Fighting all day he oppresses me.
2 My enemies would hound me all day,
For there are many who fight against me, O Most High.
3 Whenever I am afraid,
I will trust in You.
4 In God (I will praise His word),
In God I have put my trust;
I will not fear.
What can flesh do to me?
5 All day they twist my words;
All their thoughts are against me for evil.
6 They gather together,
They hide, they mark my steps,
When they lie in wait for my life.
7 Shall they escape by iniquity?
In anger cast down the peoples, O God!
8 You number my wanderings;
Put my tears into Your bottle;
Are they not in Your book?
9 When I cry out to You,
Then my enemies will turn back;
This I know, because God is for me.
10 In God (I will praise His word),
In the Lord (I will praise His word),
11 In God I have put my trust;
I will not be afraid.
What can man do to me?
12 Vows made to You are binding upon me, O God;
I will render praises to You,
13 For You have delivered my soul from death.
Have You not kept my feet from falling,
That I may walk before God
In the light of the living?
Footnotes
a. Psalm 56:1 Heb. Jonath Elem Rechokim
New King James Version (NKJV)
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Psalm 56 Commentary
“When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.” Then he is no longer afraid. Then he declares, “What can mere mortals do to me?”
The picture is that of a bully pursuing his victim all day. He is self-confident. He trusts his prowess. He boasts about it. He is sure of victory. He is proud.
On the other side is the lowly saint coiling in fear until a moment of prayer and trust in the LORD, God Almighty. Then the saint can respond to threats boldly: “What can mere mortals do to me?” With trust in the LORD, his God, the psalmist can speak back to adversity.
Trust forms the chorus of this song. What the saint does in moments of adversity, fear, and danger determines their destiny.
Our lives are shaped by our responses to life’s difficult moments. When we trust the LORD, we can tell the bully they are nothing. It is a moment of pride in what the LORD is to His people!
Thanksgiving follows trust. The saint can boast. The saint can praise.
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