Psalm 56, side by side
Two versions of the same chapter. Each row is one verse, so you can see how the wording changes.
1Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up. All day long, he attacks and oppresses me.
1Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
2My enemies want to swallow me up all day long, for they are many who fight proudly against me.
2Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.
3When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.
3What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
4In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
4In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
5All day long they twist my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil.
5Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
6They conspire and lurk, watching my steps. They are eager to take my life.
6They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
7Shall they escape by iniquity? In anger cast down the peoples, God.
7Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.
8You count my wanderings. You put my tears into your container. Aren’t they in your book?
8Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
9Then my enemies shall turn back in the day that I call. I know this: that God is for me.
9When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.
10In God, I will praise his word. In the LORD, I will praise his word.
10In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word.
11I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
11In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
12Your vows are on me, God. I will give thank offerings to you.
12Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.
13For you have delivered my soul from death, and prevented my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living.
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?
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