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Psalms 56:9
9My enemies will retreat when I call to you for help. This I know: God is on my side!
Psalms 56:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.
- New International Version (NIV)Then my enemies will turn back when I call for help. By this I will know that God is for me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call. This I know, that God is for me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)When I cry out to You, Then my enemies will turn back; This I know, because God is for me.
Context of Psalms 56:9
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. My enemies will retreat when I call to you for help. This I know: God is on my side! 10I praise God for what he has promised; yes, I praise the Lord for what he has promised. 11I trust in God, so why should I be afraid? What can mere mortals do to me?
Read all of Psalms 56Psalms 56:9 word by word
אָ֥֨ז יָ֘שׁ֤וּבוּ אוֹיְבַ֣י אָ֭חוֹר בְּי֣וֹם אֶקְרָ֑א זֶה־יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִ֥ים לִֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 56:9
- Psalms 118:11Yes, they surrounded and attacked me, but I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord.
- Exodus 17:9Moses commanded Joshua, “Choose some men to go out and fight the army of Amalek for us. Tomorrow, I will stand at the top of the hill, holding the staff of God in my hand.”
- Jeremiah 33:3Ask me and I will tell you remarkable secrets you do not know about things to come.
- Psalms 18:38I struck them down so they could not get up; they fell beneath my feet.
- Psalms 27:2When evil people come to devour me, when my enemies and foes attack me, they will stumble and fall.
- John 18:6As Jesus said “I Am he,” they all drew back and fell to the ground!
- Psalms 46:7The Lord of Heaven’s Armies is here among us; the God of Israel is our fortress. Interlude
- Isaiah 8:9“Huddle together, you nations, and be terrified. Listen, all you distant lands. Prepare for battle, but you will be crushed! Yes, prepare for battle, but you will be crushed!
- Romans 8:31What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?
Commentaries on Psalms 56:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back - As soon as they know that I call upon thee, then, knowing that thou wilt hear and save, my enemies will immediately take flight. The cry of faith and prayer to God is more dreadful to our spiritual foes than the war-whoop of the Indian is to his surprised brother savages. This I know - I have often had experience of the Divine interposition; and I know it will be so now, for God is with me. He who…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9When I cry unto thee - This expresses strong confidence in prayer. The psalmist felt that he had only to cry unto God, to secure the overthrow of his enemies. God had all power, and his power would be put forth in answer to prayer. Then shall mine enemies turn back - Then shall they cease to pursue and persecute me. He did not doubt that this would be the ultimate result - that this blessing would be conferred, though it might be delayed, and though his…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-13Verses 8-13 The heavy and continued trials through which many of the Lord's people have passed, should teach us to be silent and patient under lighter crosses. Yet we are often tempted to repine and despond under small sorrows. For this we should check ourselves. David comforts himself, in his distress and fear, that God noticed all his grievances and all his griefs. God has a bottle and a book for his people's tears, both the tears for their sins, and…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. 99. God is for me--or, "on my side" (Psa 118:6; 124:1, 2); hence he is sure of the repulse of his foes.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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