Psalms 56:3

Psalms 56:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
• New International Version (NIV)When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You.

Context of Psalms 56:3

1Be gracious to me, O God, for man has trampled on me; All day long the adversary oppresses and torments me. 2My enemies have trampled upon me all day long, For they are many who fight proudly against me. When I am afraid, I will put my trust and faith in You. 4In God, whose word I praise; In God I have put my trust; I shall not fear. What can mere man do to me? 5All day long they twist my words and say hurtful things; All their thoughts are against me for evil.

Psalms 56:3 word by word

י֥וֹם אִירָ֑א אֲ֝נִ֗י אֵלֶ֥יךָ אֶבְטָֽח׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• What timeיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• I am afraidיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
• I will trustבָּטַחbâţach · to trustH982

Cross-references for Psalms 56:3

• Psalms 34:4I sought the Lord [on the authority of His word], and He answered me, And delivered me from all my fears.
• Psalms 55:4My heart is in anguish within me, And the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
• 1 Samuel 21:10Then David arose and fled from Saul that day, and went to Achish king of Gath.
• 1 Samuel 30:6Further, David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, for all of them were embittered, each man for his sons and daughters. But David felt strengthened and encouraged in the Lord his God.
• 2 Chronicles 20:3Then Jehoshaphat was afraid and set himself [determinedly, as his vital need] to seek the Lord; and he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.
• 2 Corinthians 1:8For we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about our trouble in [the west coast province of] Asia [Minor], how we were utterly weighed down, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life [itself].
• 2 Corinthians 7:5For even when we arrived in Macedonia our bodies had no rest, but we were oppressed at every turn—conflicts and disputes without, fears and dread within.

Commentaries on Psalms 56:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3What time I am afraid - literally, “the day I am afraid.” David did not hesitate to admit that there were times when he was afraid. He saw himself to be in danger, and he had apprehensions as to the result. There is a natural fear of danger and of death; a fear implanted in us: (a) to make us cautious, and (b) to induce us to put our trust in God as a Preserver and Friend. Our very nature - our physical constitution - is full of arrangements most…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-13In this lament, the psalmist first asks for help and then expresses confidence in God. This pattern occurs two times (Psalm 56:1–4, 5–13).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. in--or literally, "unto." thee--to whom he turns in trouble.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 56:3

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Faith

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Commentaries on Psalms 56

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings