Psalm 56:1

A Call For God's Protection

¹ {To the chanter, upon the domme stock dove, which flyeth far off: Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath} Be merciful unto me, O God, for men will tread me down: they are daily fighting and troubling me. ² Mine enemies are daily at hand to swallow me up; for they be many that fight against me, O thou Most Highest.

All Day Long

Be Merciful

Have Mercy

Be Gracious

O God

David

Gath

Michtam

Philistines

Psalm 16:1

{Michtam of David} Preserve me, O God, for in thee have I put my trust.

Psalm 27:2

When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

Psalm 57:1-3

{To the Chanter, Destroy Not, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul into the cave} Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me, for my soul trusteth in thee: and under the shadow of thy wings shall be my refuge, until this tyranny be overpast.

Psalm 69:13-16

But, LORD, I make my prayer unto thee in an acceptable time. Hear me, O God, in the multitude of thy mercy, even in the truth of thy salvation.

1 Samuel 21:11-15

And the servants of Achish said of him, "Is not this David the king of the land? Did they not sing unto this fellow in dances saying, 'Saul hath slain his thousand, and David his ten thousand'?"

1 Samuel 29:4

Nevertheless the lords of the Philistines were wroth with him and said unto him, "Make this fellow return, and let him go again to his place which thou hast appointed him. For he shall not go with us to do battle, lest he be an adversary to us in the battle. For wherewith could he better obtain the favour of his master, than upon the heads of our men?

Psalm 21:9

Thou shalt make them like a fiery oven in the time of thy wrath; the LORD shall destroy them in his displeasure, and the fire shall consume them.

Psalm 31:9

Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble, and mine eye is consumed for very heaviness, yea my soul and my body.

Psalm 35:25

Let them not say in their hearts, "There! There! So would we have it!" Neither let them say, "We have devoured him."

Psalm 58:1

{To the Chanter, Michtam of David} If your minds be upon righteousness in deed, then judge the thing that is right, O ye sons of men.

Psalm 59:1

{To the Chanter, Destroy Not, Michtam of David, when Saul sent to watch the house, to the intent to kill him} Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God, and defend me from them that rise up against me.

Psalm 59:10

God showeth me his goodness plenteously; and God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.

Psalm 60:1

{To the chanter, upon the rose of witness, Michtam of David, for to teach: when he fought against Mesopotamia, and Syria of Zoba: and when Joab turned back, and slew twelve thousand Edomites in the valley of Salt} O God, thou hast cast us out and scattered us abroad; thou that hast been so sore displeased at us, comfort us again.

Psalm 106:17

So the earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the congregation of Abiram.

Psalm 124:3

they had swallowed us up alive, when they were so wrathfully displeased at us.

Psalm 136:10

Which smote Egypt with their firstborn! For his mercy endureth forever.

Psalm 136:15

But as for Pharaoh and his host, he overthrew them in the reed sea! For his mercy endureth forever.

Psalm 136:17-20

Which smote great kings! For his mercy endureth forever.

Psalm 143:12

And of thy goodness scatter mine enemies abroad, and destroy all them that vex my soul; for I am thy servant.

Proverbs 1:12

Let us swallow them up like the hell, let us devour them quick and whole, as those that go down into the pit.

Lamentations 2:2

{Beth} The LORD hath cast down all the glory of Jacob without any favour: all the strong places of the daughter Judah hath he broken in his wrath, and thrown them down to the ground: her kingdom and her princes hath he suspended.

Lamentations 2:5

{He} The LORD is become like as it were an enemy: he hath cast down Israel and all his places. Yea, all his strongholds hath he destroyed, and filled the daughter of Judah with much sorrow and heaviness.

Lamentations 2:16

{Ayin} All thine enemies gape upon thee, whispering and biting their teeth, saying, "Let us devour, for the time that we looked for is come: we have found and seen it."

Hosea 8:8

Israel shall perish, the Gentiles shall entreat him as a foul vessel.

1 Corinthians 15:54

When this corruptible hath put on incorruptibility: and this mortal hath put on immortality: then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, "Death is consumed into victory."