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Psalms 56:6
6They come together to spy on me— watching my every step, eager to kill me.
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
4I praise God for what he has promised. I trust in God, so why should I be afraid? What can mere mortals do to me? 5They are always twisting what I say; they spend their days plotting to harm me. They come together to spy on me— watching my every step, eager to kill me. 7Don’t let them get away with their wickedness; in your anger, O God, bring them down. 8You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.
Read all of Psalms 56Psalms 56:6 word by word
יָג֤וּרוּ׀ יִצְפּ֗וֹנוּ הֵ֭מָּה עֲקֵבַ֣י יִשְׁמֹ֑רוּ כַּ֝אֲשֶׁ֗ר קִוּ֥וּ נַפְשִֽׁי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 56:6
- Psalms 2:1Why are the nations so angry? Why do they waste their time with futile plans?
- Psalms 59:3They have set an ambush for me. Fierce enemies are out there waiting, Lord, though I have not sinned or offended them.
- Psalms 71:10For my enemies are whispering against me. They are plotting together to kill me.
- Psalms 140:2those who plot evil in their hearts and stir up trouble all day long.
- Matthew 26:3At that same time the leading priests and elders were meeting at the residence of Caiaphas, the high priest,
- Matthew 27:1Very early in the morning the leading priests and the elders of the people met again to lay plans for putting Jesus to death.
- Acts 4:5The next day the council of all the rulers and elders and teachers of religious law met in Jerusalem.
- Acts 23:12The next morning a group of Jews got together and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
- Psalms 10:8They lurk in ambush in the villages, waiting to murder innocent people. They are always searching for helpless victims.
- Psalms 64:2Hide me from the plots of this evil mob, from this gang of wrongdoers.
- Daniel 6:4Then the other administrators and high officers began searching for some fault in the way Daniel was handling government affairs, but they couldn’t find anything to criticize or condemn. He was faithful, always responsible, and completely trustworthy.
- Psalms 37:32The wicked wait in ambush for the godly, looking for an excuse to kill them.
- Psalms 57:6My enemies have set a trap for me. I am weary from distress. They have dug a deep pit in my path, but they themselves have fallen into it. Interlude
- Psalms 89:51Your enemies have mocked me, O Lord; they mock your anointed king wherever he goes.
- Job 14:16For then you would guard my steps, instead of watching for my sins.
- Job 31:4Doesn’t he see everything I do and every step I take?
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
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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
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