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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
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- Primary Witness Text: Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me. Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High. What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil. They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul. Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God. Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book? When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me. In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word. In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me. Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee. For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
Psalm 22 stands as the supreme individual lament-to-praise psalm, with its opening cry quoted by Jesus from the cross and its crucifixion details — composed 1000 years before Rome invented crucifixion — as among the most powerful predictive prophecy evidence in Scripture.
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Psalms 56:1
Hebrew
לַמְנַצֵּחַ ׀ עַל־יוֹנַת אֵלֶם רְחֹקִים לְדָוִד מִכְתָּם בֶּֽאֱחֹז אֹתוֹ פְלִשְׁתִּים בְּגַֽת׃lamenatzecha- -'al-yvonat-'elem-rechoqiym-ledavid-mikhetam-ve'echoz-'otvo-felishetiym-vegat
KJV: Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
AKJV: Be merciful to me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresses me.
ASV: Be merciful unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up:
YLT: To the Overseer. --`On the Dumb Dove far off.' --A secret treasure of David, in the Philistines' taking hold of him in Gath. Favour me, O God, for man swallowed me up, All the day fighting he oppresseth me,
Exposition: Psalms 56:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 56:2
Hebrew
חָנֵּנִי אֱלֹהִים כִּֽי־שְׁאָפַנִי אֱנוֹשׁ כָּל־הַיּוֹם לֹחֵם יִלְחָצֵֽנִי׃chaneniy-'elohiym-khiy-she'afaniy-'envosh-khal-hayvom-lochem-yilechatzeniy
KJV: Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.
AKJV: My enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O you most High.
ASV: Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long;
YLT: Mine enemies have swallowed up all the day, For many are fighting against me, O most High,
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Psalms 56:2
Psalms 56:2 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 56:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 56:3
Hebrew
שָׁאֲפוּ שׁוֹרְרַי כָּל־הַיּוֹם כִּֽי־רַבִּים לֹחֲמִים לִי מָרֽוֹם׃sha'afv-shvoreray-khal-hayvom-khiy-raviym-lochamiym-liy-marvom
KJV: What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
AKJV: What time I am afraid, I will trust in you.
ASV: What time I am afraid,
YLT: The day I am afraid I am confident toward Thee.
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Psalms 56:3
Psalms 56:3 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 56:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 56:4
Hebrew
יוֹם אִירָא אֲנִי אֵלֶיךָ אֶבְטָֽח׃yvom-'iyra'-'aniy-'eleykha-'evetach
KJV: In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
AKJV: In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do to me.
ASV: In God (I will praise his word),
YLT: In God I praise His word, in God I have trusted, I fear not what flesh doth to me.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 56:4Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 56:4
Psalms 56:4 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 56:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 56:5
Hebrew
בֵּאלֹהִים אֲהַלֵּל דְּבָרוֹ בֵּאלֹהִים בָּטַחְתִּי לֹא אִירָא מַה־יַּעֲשֶׂה בָשָׂר לִֽי׃ve'lohiym-'ahalel-devarvo-ve'lohiym-vatachetiy-lo'-'iyra'-mah-ya'asheh-vashar-liy
KJV: Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
AKJV: Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
ASV: All the day long they wrest my words:
YLT: All the day they wrest my words, Concerning me all their thoughts are for evil,
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 56:5Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 56:5
Psalms 56:5 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 56:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 56:6
Hebrew
כָּל־הַיּוֹם דְּבָרַי יְעַצֵּבוּ עָלַי כָּל־מַחְשְׁבֹתָם לָרָֽע׃khal-hayvom-devaray-ye'atzevv-'alay-khal-macheshevotam-lara'
KJV: They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
AKJV: They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
ASV: They gather themselves together, they hide themselves,
YLT: They assemble, they hide, they watch my heels, When they have expected my soul.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 56:6Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 56:6
Psalms 56:6 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 56:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 56:7
Hebrew
יָגוּרוּ ׀ יצפינו יִצְפּוֹנוּ הֵמָּה עֲקֵבַי יִשְׁמֹרוּ כַּאֲשֶׁר קִוּוּ נַפְשִֽׁי׃yagvrv- -ytzfynv-yitzefvonv-hemah-'aqevay-yishemorv-kha'asher-qivv-nafeshiy
KJV: Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.
AKJV: Shall they escape by iniquity? in your anger cast down the people, O God.
ASV: Shall they escape by iniquity?
YLT: By iniquity they escape, In anger the peoples put down, O God.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 56:7Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 56:7
Psalms 56:7 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Exposition: Psalms 56:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 56:8
Hebrew
עַל־אָוֶן פַּלֶּט־לָמוֹ בְּאַף עַמִּים ׀ הוֹרֵד אֱלֹהִֽים׃'al-'aven-falet-lamvo-ve'af-'amiym- -hvored-'elohiym
KJV: Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
AKJV: You tell my wanderings: put you my tears into your bottle: are they not in your book?
ASV: Thou numberest my wanderings:
YLT: My wandering Thou hast counted, Thou--place Thou my tear in Thy bottle, Are they not in Thy book?
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 56:8Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 56:8
Psalms 56:8 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 56:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 56:9
Hebrew
נֹדִי סָפַרְתָּה אָתָּה שִׂימָה דִמְעָתִי בְנֹאדֶךָ הֲלֹא בְּסִפְרָתֶֽךָ׃nodiy-safaretah-'atah-shiymah-dime'atiy-veno'dekha-halo'-vesiferatekha
KJV: When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.
AKJV: When I cry to you, then shall my enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.
ASV: Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call:
YLT: Then turn back do mine enemies in the day I call. This I have known, that God is for me.
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Psalms 56:9
Psalms 56:9 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 56:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 56:10
Hebrew
אָז יָשׁוּבוּ אוֹיְבַי אָחוֹר בְּיוֹם אֶקְרָא זֶה־יָדַעְתִּי כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִים לִֽי׃'az-yashvvv-'voyevay-'achvor-veyvom-'eqera'-zeh-yada'etiy-khiy-'elohiym-liy
KJV: In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word.
AKJV: In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word.
ASV: In God (I will praise his word),
YLT: In God I praise the word, In Jehovah I praise the word.
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Psalms 56:10
Psalms 56:10 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Exposition: Psalms 56:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 56:11
Hebrew
בֵּֽאלֹהִים אֲהַלֵּל דָּבָר בַּיהוָה אֲהַלֵּל דָּבָֽר׃ve'lohiym-'ahalel-davar-vayhvah-'ahalel-davar
KJV: In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
AKJV: In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do to me.
ASV: In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid;
YLT: In God I trusted, I fear not what man doth to me,
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Psalms 56:11
Psalms 56:11 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Exposition: Psalms 56:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 56:12
Hebrew
בֵּֽאלֹהִים בָּטַחְתִּי לֹא אִירָא מַה־יַּעֲשֶׂה אָדָם לִֽי׃ve'lohiym-vatachetiy-lo'-'iyra'-mah-ya'asheh-'adam-liy
KJV: Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.
AKJV: Your vows are on me, O God: I will render praises to you.
ASV: Thy vows are upon me, O God:
YLT: On me, O God, are Thy vows, I repay thank-offerings to Thee.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 56:12Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 56:12
Psalms 56:12 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Psalms 56:12
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- Psalms 56:12
Exposition: Psalms 56:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 56:13
Hebrew
עָלַי אֱלֹהִים נְדָרֶיךָ אֲשַׁלֵּם תּוֹדֹת לָֽךְ׃'alay-'elohiym-nedareykha-'ashalem-tvodot-lakhe
KJV: For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
AKJV: For you have delivered my soul from death: will not you deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
ASV: For thou hast delivered my soul from death:
YLT: For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, Dost Thou not my feet from falling? To walk habitually before God in the light of the living!
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 56:13Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Psalms 56:13
Psalms 56:13 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Psalms 56:13
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- Psalms 56:13
Exposition: Psalms 56:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
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- Psalms 56:1
- Psalms 56:2
- Psalms 56:3
- Psalms 56:4
- Psalms 56:5
- Psalms 56:6
- Psalms 56:7
- Psalms 56:8
- Psalms 56:9
- Psalms 56:10
- Psalms 56:11
- Psalms 56:12
- Psalms 56:13
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Psalms 56:1
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 56:1
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