Psalms 56:6

Psalms 56:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
• New International Version (NIV)They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps, hoping to take my life.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They stir up strife, they lurk; they watch my steps, as they have waited for my life.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They gather together, They hide, they mark my steps, When they lie in wait for my life.

Context of Psalms 56:6

4In God will I praise his word, in God I put my confidence: I will not fear; what can flesh do unto me? 5All the day long they wrest my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil. They gather themselves together, they hide themselves; they mark my steps, because they wait for my soul. 7Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, O God. 8Thou countest my wanderings; put my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?

Psalms 56:6 word by word

יָג֤וּרוּ׀ יִצְפּ֗וֹנוּ הֵ֭מָּה עֲקֵבַ֣י יִשְׁמֹ֑רוּ כַּ֝אֲשֶׁ֗ר קִוּ֥וּ נַפְשִֽׁי׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 56:6

• Psalms 2:1Why are the nations in tumultuous agitation, and [why] do the peoples meditate a vain thing?
• Psalms 59:3For behold, they lie in wait for my soul; strong ones are gathered against me: not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Jehovah.
• Psalms 71:10For mine enemies speak against me, and they that watch for my soul consult together,
• Psalms 140:2Who devise mischiefs in [their] heart; every day are they banded together for war.
• Matthew 26:3Then the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered together to the palace of the high priest who was called Caiaphas,
• Matthew 27:1And when it was morning all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus so that they might put him to death.
• Acts 4:5And it came to pass on the morrow that their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together at Jerusalem,
• Acts 23:12And when it was day, the Jews, having banded together, put themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they should kill Paul.
• Psalms 10:8He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; in the secret places doth he slay the innocent: his eyes watch for the wretched.
• Psalms 64:2Hide me from the secret counsel of evil-doers, from the tumultuous crowd of the workers of iniquity,
• Daniel 6:4Then the presidents and the satraps sought to find a pretext against Daniel with respect to the kingdom; but they could not find any pretext or fault; inasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.
• Psalms 37:32The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him:
• Psalms 57:6They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul was bowed down: they have digged a pit before me; they are fallen into the midst thereof. Selah.
• Psalms 89:51Wherewith thine enemies, O Jehovah, have reproached, wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.
• Job 14:16For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?
• Job 31:4Doth not he see my ways, and number all my steps?

Commentaries on Psalms 56:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6They gather themselves together - They form cabals; have secret meetings and consultations how they may most effectually destroy me, under the pretense of justice and safety to the state. They hide themselves - They do all secretly. They mark my steps - They are constantly at my heels. They wait for my soul - They lie in wait for my life. Our translators have missed the meaning of נפש nephesh and , - which generally signify the animal life, not the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6They gather themselves together - That is, they do not attack me singly, but they unite their forces; they combine against me. They hide themselves - They lurk in ambush. They do not come upon me openly, but they conceal themselves in places where they cannot be seen, that they may spring upon me suddenly. They mark my steps - They watch me whatever I do. They keep a spy upon me, so that I can never be sure that I am not observed. When they wait for my…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-7The psalmist specifies his charge against his attackers as he prays for their evil to end.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-65-6. A vivid picture of the conduct of malicious enemies.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 56:6

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Malice

In the dictionaries

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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