The Meaning of Psalms 56:2 Explained

Psalms 56:2

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

YLT: Mine enemies have swallowed up all the day, For many are fighting against me, O most High,

Darby: Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long; for they are many that fight against me haughtily.

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

Discover Psalms 56:2

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 56:2?

MEANING: What does Psalms 56:2 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 56:2 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 56:2?

What is the context of Psalms 56:2?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Psalms 56:2 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 56:1-13 - "what Can Man Do Unto Me?"

This psalm was composed under the same circumstances as Psalms 34:1-22. See 1 Samuel 21:1-15. What a strange medley is here shown-David feigning madness and composing psalms! Commenting on Psalms 56:3, one says that Isaiah's resolve is still better: "I will trust and not be afraid," Isaiah 12:2. Note, the magnificent refrain at the close of each of the first two strophes, Psalms 56:4; Psalms 56:10. The psalmist asks: "What can flesh do?" "Nothing," is the Apostle Paul's emphatic answer. Neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers can hurt a man who makes God his stronghold, Romans 8:31.

Let us use the last verse for our life-prayer. Live as one on whom God's vows rest. Thank Him that by His Cross and Passion He has delivered thy soul from death. Could He have done so much at such cost, and then fail? Surely He must deliver our feet from falling, Psalms 116:8, or all the past will have been in vain. Whenever the shadows gather, and past sins threaten, and the enemies of your soul seek to overthrow, plead this prayer: Thou hast"¦ wilt not Thou? [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 56

¹ David, praying to God in confidence of his word, complains of his enemies,
⁹ He professes his confidence in God's word, and promises to praise him

What do the individual words in Psalms 56:2 mean?

Would hound [me] My enemies all all day for [there are] many who fight against me Most High

שָׁאֲפ֣וּ שׁ֭וֹרְרַי כָּל־ הַיּ֑וֹם כִּֽי־ רַבִּ֨ים לֹחֲמִ֖ים לִ֣י מָרֽוֹם

שָׁאֲפ֣וּ	Would hound [me]
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: שָׁאַף Sense: to gasp, pant, pant after, long for, breathe heavily.
שׁ֭וֹרְרַי	My enemies
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular Root: שֹׁורֵר Sense: (Qal) to be an enemy.
הַיּ֑וֹם	all day
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
רַבִּ֨ים	[there are] many
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural Root: רַב Sense: much, many, great.
לֹחֲמִ֖ים	who fight
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural Root: לָחַם Sense: to fight, do battle, make war.
לִ֣י	against me
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
מָרֽוֹם	Most High
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: מָרֹום Sense: height.

What are the major concepts related to Psalms 56:2?

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