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You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/56.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/56.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have taken account of my wanderings. Put my tears in Your bottle—are they not in Your book?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/56.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: <i>are they</i> not in thy book?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/56.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You number my wanderings; Put my tears into Your bottle; <i>Are they</i> not in Your book?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/56.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have taken account of my miseries; Put my tears in Your bottle. <i>Are they</i> not in Your book?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/56.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />You have taken account of my wanderings; Put my tears in Your bottle. Are they not in Your book?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/56.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thou hast taken account of my wanderings; Put my tears in Thy bottle; Are <i>they</i> not in Thy book?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/56.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You have taken account of my wanderings; Put my tears in Your bottle. Are <i>they</i> not in Your book?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/56.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You have taken account of my wanderings; Put my tears in Your bottle. Are they not recorded in Your book?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/56.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You yourself have recorded my wanderings. Put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/56.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You Yourself have recorded my wanderings. Put my tears in Your bottle. Are they not in Your records? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/56.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou numberest my wanderings: Put thou my tears into thy bottle; Are they not in thy book?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/56.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You have kept record of my days of wandering. You have stored my tears in your bottle and counted each of them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/56.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle; are they not in thy book?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/56.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />(You have kept a record of my wanderings. Put my tears in your bottle. They are already in your book.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/56.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You know how troubled I am; you have kept a record of my tears. Aren't they listed in your book? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/56.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You have kept count of my wanderings. Put my tears in your bottle— have not you recorded them in your book?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/56.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have taken account of my wanderings. Put my tears in Your bottle?are they not in Your book?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/56.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You keep track of my misery. Put my tears in your leather container! Are they not recorded in your scroll? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/56.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You number my wanderings. You put my tears into your bottle. Aren't they in your book?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/56.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou numberest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/56.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You count my wanderings. You put my tears into your container. Aren’t they in your book? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/56.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You have counted my wandering, "" You place my tear in Your bottle, "" Are they not in Your scroll?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/56.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> My wandering Thou hast counted, Thou -- place Thou my tear in Thy bottle, Are they not in Thy book?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/56.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou didst recount my wanderings: set thou my tears in thy bottle: are they not in thy book?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/56.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I have declared to thee my life: thou hast set my tears in thy sight, As also in thy promise. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/56.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 55:8>because of this, nothing will save them. In your anger, you will crush the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/56.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />My wanderings you have noted; are my tears not stored in your flask, recorded in your book? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/56.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your record?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/56.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />O God, I have declared my faith unto thee; record thou my tears before thee in thy book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/56.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I have shown you my confession; put my tears before you and in your book.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/56.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou has counted my wanderings; Put Thou my tears into Thy bottle; Are they not in Thy book?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/56.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />O God, I have declared my life to thee; thou has set my tears before thee, even according to thy promise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/56-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=6651" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/56.htm">Be Merciful to Me, O God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>In spite of such sin, will they escape? In Your anger, O God, cast down the nations. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’āt·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">You</a> <a href="/hebrew/5608.htm" title="5608: sā·p̄ar·tāh (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To count, recount, relate. ">have taken account</a> <a href="/hebrew/5112.htm" title="5112: nō·ḏî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Wandering (of aimless fugitive). (only defect. Nod); from nuwd; exile.">of my wanderings.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: śî·māh (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">Put</a> <a href="/hebrew/1832.htm" title="1832: ḏim·‘ā·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Tears (of one weeping). Feminine of dema'; weeping.">my tears</a> <a href="/hebrew/4997.htm" title="4997: ḇə·nō·ḏe·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Or noywd; also no)dah; from an unused root of uncertain signification; a (skin or leather) bag (for fluids).">in Your bottle—</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: hă·lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">are they not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5612.htm" title="5612: bə·sip̄·rā·ṯe·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- A missive, document, writing, book. Or ciphrah; from caphar; properly, writing; by implication, a book.">in Your book?</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>Then my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help. By this I will know that God is on my side.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a></span><br />‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-3.htm">2 Corinthians 1:3-4</a></span><br />Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, / who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-30.htm">Matthew 10:30</a></span><br />And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-7.htm">1 Peter 5:7</a></span><br />Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-7.htm">Luke 12:7</a></span><br />And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-35.htm">John 11:35</a></span><br />Jesus wept.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-15.htm">Hebrews 4:15</a></span><br />For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-26.htm">Romans 8:26</a></span><br />In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/20-5.htm">2 Kings 20:5</a></span><br />“Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will surely heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/38-5.htm">Isaiah 38:5</a></span><br />“Go and tell Hezekiah that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will add fifteen years to your life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-16.htm">Jeremiah 31:16</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Keep your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, for the reward for your work will come, declares the LORD. Then your children will return from the land of the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/16-20.htm">Job 16:20</a></span><br />My friends are my scoffers as my eyes pour out tears to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-16.htm">Malachi 3:16</a></span><br />At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7</a></span><br />The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/25-8.htm">Isaiah 25:8</a></span><br />He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You tell my wanderings: put you my tears into your bottle: are they not in your book?</p><p class="hdg">tellest</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/105-13.htm">Psalm 105:13,14</a></b></br> When they went from one nation to another, from <i>one</i> kingdom to another people; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/121-8.htm">Psalm 121:8</a></b></br> The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/33-2.htm">Numbers 33:2</a></b></br> And Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys by the commandment of the LORD: and these <i>are</i> their journeys according to their goings out.</p><p class="hdg">put</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/39-12.htm">Psalm 39:12</a></b></br> Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I <i>am</i> a stranger with thee, <i>and</i> a sojourner, as all my fathers <i>were</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/126-5.htm">Psalm 126:5,6</a></b></br> They that sow in tears shall reap in joy… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/20-5.htm">2 Kings 20:5</a></b></br> Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">are they</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/139-16.htm">Psalm 139:16</a></b></br> Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all <i>my members</i> were written, <i>which</i> in continuance were fashioned, when <i>as yet there was</i> none of them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/malachi/3-16.htm">Malachi 3:16</a></b></br> Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard <i>it</i>, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/10-30.htm">Matthew 10:30</a></b></br> But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/56-7.htm">Account</a> <a href="/psalms/41-13.htm">Book</a> <a href="/psalms/33-7.htm">Bottle</a> <a href="/psalms/48-12.htm">Count</a> <a href="/psalms/49-18.htm">Counted</a> <a href="/job/13-24.htm">Countest</a> <a href="/psalms/6-6.htm">Drops</a> <a href="/psalms/54-7.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/psalms/55-20.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-31.htm">Lament</a> <a href="/job/14-16.htm">Numberest</a> <a href="/job/28-27.htm">Record</a> <a href="/psalms/40-7.htm">Scroll</a> <a href="/psalms/52-5.htm">Tear</a> <a href="/psalms/42-3.htm">Tears</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-9.htm">Tellest</a> <a href="/job/7-4.htm">Tossings</a> <a href="/psalms/55-7.htm">Wandering</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-7.htm">Wanderings</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/59-12.htm">Account</a> <a href="/psalms/69-28.htm">Book</a> <a href="/psalms/119-83.htm">Bottle</a> <a href="/psalms/87-6.htm">Count</a> <a href="/psalms/88-4.htm">Counted</a> <a href="/philemon/1-17.htm">Countest</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-13.htm">Drops</a> <a href="/psalms/66-7.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/psalms/66-9.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/psalms/102-1.htm">Lament</a> <a href="/exodus/30-12.htm">Numberest</a> <a href="/psalms/87-4.htm">Record</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-11.htm">Scroll</a> <a href="/psalms/58-6.htm">Tear</a> <a href="/psalms/80-5.htm">Tears</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-9.htm">Tellest</a> <a href="/job/7-4.htm">Tossings</a> <a href="/psalms/59-15.htm">Wandering</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-7.htm">Wanderings</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 56</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/56-1.htm">David, praying to God in confidence of his word, complains of his enemies,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/56-9.htm">He professes his confidence in God's word, and promises to praise him</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The term "wanderings" suggests a period of distress or exile, possibly referring to David's time fleeing from Saul. In biblical history, David experienced many physical and emotional journeys, often in the wilderness, which symbolizes trials and testing. This phrase reassures believers that God is attentive to their struggles and movements, echoing the sentiment found in <a href="/psalms/139-3.htm">Psalm 139:3</a>, where God is described as being familiar with all our ways.<p><b>Put my tears in Your bottle—</b><br>The imagery of tears being collected in a bottle is a powerful metaphor for God's compassion and remembrance of human suffering. In ancient Near Eastern culture, it was customary to collect tears in small bottles as a sign of mourning or remembrance. This practice underscores the personal and precious nature of each tear, suggesting that God values and remembers every sorrow experienced by His people. This metaphor can be seen as a type of Christ, who in the New Testament is described as a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief (<a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a>), and who wept over Jerusalem (<a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41</a>).<p><b>are they not in Your book?</b><br>The concept of a divine book where God records human actions and experiences is found throughout Scripture. This book symbolizes God's omniscience and the assurance that nothing escapes His notice. In <a href="/exodus/32-32.htm">Exodus 32:32-33</a>, Moses refers to a book where names are written, and in <a href="/revelation/20-12.htm">Revelation 20:12</a>, the books are opened for judgment. This phrase assures believers that their sufferings and faithfulness are recorded by God, providing comfort that their lives have eternal significance. It also points to the ultimate justice and vindication that God will bring, as seen in the prophetic visions of the end times.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of this Psalm, David, is expressing his trust in God amidst his trials. He often faced persecution and danger, particularly from King Saul and later from his own son Absalom.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/philistines.htm">Philistines</a></b><br>This Psalm is attributed to the time when David was seized by the Philistines in Gath, a city of the Philistines, highlighting a period of distress and fear for David.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, God is portrayed as compassionate and attentive, keeping track of David's sufferings and tears.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_intimate_knowledge_of_our_suffering.htm">God's Intimate Knowledge of Our Suffering</a></b><br>God is not distant or unaware of our struggles. He takes account of every moment of our distress, symbolized by the collection of tears in a bottle.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_our_tears.htm">The Value of Our Tears</a></b><br>Our tears are precious to God. They are not wasted or forgotten but are recorded in His book, indicating their significance and His empathy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_record-keeping.htm">Trust in God's Record-Keeping</a></b><br>Just as God keeps a record of our tears, He also keeps a record of our faithfulness and struggles. This should encourage us to remain steadfast in trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_future_restoration.htm">Hope in God's Future Restoration</a></b><br>The imagery of tears being collected points to a future where God will address and heal our sorrows, offering hope and comfort in present difficulties.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/encouragement_to_bring_our_sorrows_to_god.htm">Encouragement to Bring Our Sorrows to God</a></b><br>Knowing that God cares deeply for our pain should encourage us to bring our burdens to Him in prayer, trusting in His compassion and understanding.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_56.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 56</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_psalm_56_8_be_literal_scientifically.htm">Can Psalm 56:8, which implies God counts each tear, be taken literally without clashing with scientific understanding of human sorrow? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_theme_of_tears_in_a_bottle.htm">What is the main theme of Tears in a Bottle?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_god_comfort_those_who_mourn.htm">How does God comfort those who mourn?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'let_your_light_shine'_mean.htm">Who comforts those with broken hearts?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/56.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">Wanderings.</span>--Rather, in the singular, <span class= "ital">wandering, </span>which, from the parallelism with "tears," must mean "mental restlessness," the "tossings to and fro of the mind." Symmachus, "my inmost things."<p><span class= "bld">Put thou my tears into thy bottle.</span>--There is a play of words in the original of "bottle," and "wandering." We must not, of course, think of the <span class= "ital">lachrymatories, </span>as they are called, of glass, which have been found in Syria (see Thomson, <span class= "ital">Land and Book, </span>page 103). If these were really in any way connected with "tears," they must have formed part of funeral customs. The LXX., "Thou hast put my tears before thee," and Symmachus and Jerome, "put my tears in thy sight," suggest a corruption of the text; but, in any case, the poet's feeling here is that of Constance in Shakespeare's <span class= "ital">King John</span>--<p>"His grandam's wrongs, and not his mother's shames,<p>Draw these heaven-moving pearls from his poor eyes,<p>Which heaven shall take in nature of a fee;<p>Ay, with those crystal beads Heaven shall be brib'd<p>To do him justice and revenge on you."<p><span class= "bld">Book.</span>--As in <a href="/psalms/139-16.htm" title="Your eyes did see my substance, yet being imperfect; and in your book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.">Psalm 139:16</a>. Some prefer "calculation."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/56.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou tellest my wanderings</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> thou, O God, takest account of my wretched wandering life (<a href="/1_samuel/21.htm">1 Samuel 21-30</a>), and notest each occasion when I am forced to move from one city, or cave, or wilderness to another. <span class="cmt_word">Put thou my tears into thy bottle.</span> Take also note of my tears - let them not pass unheeded. Rather, gather them drop by drop, and store them, as costly wine is stored, in a flask. The thought, thus dressed in a metaphor, was, no doubt (as Professor Cheyne observes), "Store them up in thy memory." <span class="cmt_word">Are they not in thy book? </span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> hast thou not anticipated my request, and entered an account of every tear that I have shed, in thy book of records (comp. <a href="/psalms/69-28.htm">Psalm 69:28</a>; <a href="/psalms/139-16.htm">Psalm 139:16</a>)? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/56-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֥תָּה</span> <span class="translit">(’āt·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have taken account</span><br /><span class="heb">סָפַ֪רְתָּ֫ה</span> <span class="translit">(sā·p̄ar·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5608.htm">Strong's 5608: </a> </span><span class="str2">To count, recount, relate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of my wanderings;</span><br /><span class="heb">נֹדִי֮</span> <span class="translit">(nō·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5112.htm">Strong's 5112: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wandering (of aimless fugitive)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You have put</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׂ֣ימָה</span> <span class="translit">(śî·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my tears</span><br /><span class="heb">דִמְעָתִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(ḏim·‘ā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1832.htm">Strong's 1832: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tears (of one weeping)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Your bottle.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְנֹאדֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·nō·ḏe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4997.htm">Strong's 4997: </a> </span><span class="str2">A skin bottle, skin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Are they not</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲ֝לֹ֗א</span> <span class="translit">(hă·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Your book?</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּסִפְרָתֶֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·sip̄·rā·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5612.htm">Strong's 5612: </a> </span><span class="str2">A missive, document, writing, book</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/56-8.htm">Psalm 56:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/56-8.htm">Psalm 56:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/56-8.htm">Psalm 56:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/56-8.htm">Psalm 56:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/56-8.htm">Psalm 56:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/56-8.htm">Psalm 56:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/56-8.htm">Psalm 56:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/56-8.htm">Psalm 56:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/56-8.htm">Psalm 56:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/56-8.htm">Psalm 56:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/56-8.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 56:8 You number my wanderings (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/56-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 56:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 56:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/56-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 56:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 56:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>