Psalm 56:8
Douay-Rheims 1899
Chapter overview
Psalm 56 speaks from capture among hostile Philistines, where enemies watch and twist words. Fear is acknowledged rather than denied, tears are remembered, and trust grows into confidence that human threats cannot finally prevail.
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1Unto the end, destroy not, for David, for an inscription of a title, when he fled from Saul into the cave. [1 Kings 24]
2Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me: for my soul trusteth in thee. And in the shadow of thy wings will I hope, until iniquity pass away.
3I will cry to God the most High; to God who hath done good to me.
4He hath sent from heaven and delivered me: he hath made them a reproach that trod upon me. God hath sent his mercy and his truth,
5And he hath delivered my soul from the midst of the young lions. I slept troubled. The sons of men, whose teeth are weapons and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
6Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, and thy glory above all the earth.
7They prepared a snare for my feet; and they bowed down my soul. They dug a pit before my face, and they are fallen into it.
8My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready: I will Sing, and rehearse a psalm.
9Arise, O my glory, arise psaltery and harp: I will arise early.
10I will give praise to thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing a psalm to thee among the nations.
11For thy mercy is magnified even to the heavens: and thy truth unto the clouds.
12Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth.
Verses to memorize from Psalm 56
- Psalm 56:3I will cry to God the most High; to God who hath done good to me.
- Psalm 56:8My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready: I will Sing, and rehearse…
Douay-Rheims 1899 — Public Domain. Where these translations come from.