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

1Have mercy on me, O God, for men are attacking me! All day long hostile enemies are tormenting me. 2Those who anticipate my defeat attack me all day long. Indeed, many are fighting against me, O Exalted One. When I am afraid, I trust in you. 4In God – I boast in his promise – in God I trust, I am not afraid. What can mere men do to me? 5All day long they cause me trouble; they make a habit of plotting my demise.

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’s help and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.
• Psalms 55:4My heart beats violently within me; the horrors of death overcome me.
• 1 Samuel 21:10So on that day David arose and fled from Saul. He went to King Achish of Gath.
• 1 Samuel 30:6David was very upset, for the men were thinking of stoning him; each man grieved bitterly over his sons and daughters. But David drew strength from the Lord his God.
• 2 Chronicles 20:3Jehoshaphat was afraid, so he decided to seek the Lord’s advice. He decreed that all Judah should observe a fast.
• 2 Corinthians 1:8For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, regarding the affliction that happened to us in the province of Asia, that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of living.
• 2 Corinthians 7:5For even when we came into Macedonia, our body had no rest at all, but we were troubled in every way – struggles from the outside, fears from 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

In the dictionaries

• Gath
• Jonathelemrechokim
• Michtam
• Nob
• Psalms
• Psalms, Book of
• Song

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