Bible for Soul
Book 19 of 66 · Poetry & Wisdom

PsalmsChapter 56 · trust and refuge and salvation and deliverance

13 verses1 sections2 min readPoetry & worshipComplete KJV text

Psalms 56 contains 13 verses in the King James Version. This page presents the complete chapter, a section-by-section outline, and direct links to every verse. Its recurring subjects include trust and refuge, salvation and deliverance, and praise and worship.

Chapter at a glance

What is in Psalms 56?

The chapter opens, “Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.” It closes in verse 13, “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?” The outline below follows the text in order.

Primary themes
trust and refugesalvation and deliverancepraise and worship
Passage
Psalms 56:1–13
Reading time
About 2 minutes · 225 words
Section-by-section outline

Psalms 56 outline

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  1. Verses 1–13

    Trust and Refuge · Salvation and Deliverance

    Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.

King James Version · complete chapter

Psalms 56 KJV

1Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me. 2Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High. 3What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. 4In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. 5Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil. 6They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul. 7Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God. 8Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book? 9When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me. 10In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word. 11In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me. 12Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee. 13For 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?