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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 56 Geneva Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/56.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/psalms/56-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">Geneva Bible</a> > Psalm 56</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/55.htm" title="Psalm 55">◄</a> Psalm 56 <a href="../psalms/57.htm" title="Psalm 57">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Geneva Bible of 1587</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/psalms/56-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Be Merciful to Me, O God<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../1_samuel/21.htm#8">1 Samuel 21:8–15</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/56-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid on Michtam, concerning the dumme doue in a farre countrey, when the Philistims tooke him in Gath. Be mercifull vnto me, O God, for man would swallow me vp: he fighteth continually and vexeth me.<p> <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/56-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Mine enemies would dayly swallowe mee vp: for many fight against me, O thou most High.<p> <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/56-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>When I was afrayd, I trusted in thee.<p> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/56-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>I will reioyce in God, because of his word, I trust in God, and will not feare what flesh can doe vnto me.<p> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/56-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Mine owne wordes grieue me dayly: all their thoughtes are against me to doe me hurt.<p> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/56-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>They gather together, and keepe them selues close: they marke my steps, because they waite for my soule.<p> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/56-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>They thinke they shall escape by iniquitie: O God, cast these people downe in thine anger.<p> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/56-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Thou hast counted my wandrings: put my teares into thy bottel: are they not in thy register?<p> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/56-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>When I cry, then mine enemies shal turne backe: this I know, for God is with me.<p> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/56-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>I will reioyce in God because of his worde: in the Lord wil I reioyce because of his worde.<p> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/56-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>In God doe I trust: I will not be afrayd what man can doe vnto me.<p> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/56-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Thy vowes are vpon me, O God: I will render prayses vnto thee.<p> <A name=""></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/56-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>For thou hast deliuered my soule from death, and also my feete from falling, that I may walke before God in the light of the liuing.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Geneva Bible of 1587<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../psalms/55.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 55"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 55" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../psalms/57.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 57"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 57" /></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="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>