Psalms 56:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.”

Psalms 56:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 56:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 56:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“My enemies want to swallow me up all day long, for they are many who fight proudly against me.”

Psalms 56:2 — World English Bible

Psalms 56:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long; For they are many that fight proudly against me.”

Psalms 56:2 — American Standard Version

Psalms 56:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Mine enemies have swallowed up all the day, For many <FI>are<Fi> fighting against me, O most High,”

Psalms 56:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 56:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Mine enemies would swallow [me] up all the day long; for they are many that fight against me haughtily.”

Psalms 56:2 — Darby Translation

Psalms 56:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Mine enemies would dayly swallowe mee vp: for many fight against me, O thou most High.”

Psalms 56:2 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 56:2 in Context — Psalms 56

1 Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.

2 Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.

3 What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.

4 In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.

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What Does Psalms 56:2 Mean?

Psalms 56:2 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 56. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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