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Be Merciful to Me, O God

Psalms 56:4

In 11 translations

BSB
In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
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.
WEB
In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
ASV
In God (I will praise his word), In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; What can flesh do unto me?
LSV
In God I praise His word, in God I have trusted, || I do not fear what flesh does to me.
YLT
In God I praise His word, in God I have trusted, I fear not what flesh doth to me.
DBY
In God will I praise his word, in God I put my confidence: I will not fear; what can flesh do unto me?ElohimElohim
DRC55:5
In God I will praise my words, in God I have put my trust: I will not fear what flesh can do against me.
GNV
I will reioyce in God, because of his word, I trust in God, and will not feare what flesh can doe vnto me.
JPS56:5
In God — I will praise His word — in God do I trust, I will not be afraid; what can flesh do unto me?
LXXE55:5
In God I will praise my words; all the day have I hoped in God; I will not fear what flesh shall do to me.

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Original-language editions

WLC56:5
בֵּאלֹהִים֮ אֲהַלֵּ֪ל דְּבָ֫ר֥וֹ בֵּאלֹהִ֣ים בָּ֭טַחְתִּי לֹ֣א אִירָ֑א מַה־יַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה בָשָׂ֣ר לִֽי׃KJV:Ps.56.4
LXX-Br55:5
Ἐν τῷ Θεῷ ἐπαινέσω τοὺς λόγους μου, ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν ἐν τῷ Θεῷ ἤλπισα, οὐ φοβηθήσομαι τί ποιήσει μοι σάρξ.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Hebrews 13:6So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”
  • Psalms 118:6The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
  • Romans 8:31–39What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?…
  • Psalms 27:1The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
  • Isaiah 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
  • Luke 12:4–5I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into…
  • Psalms 56:10–11In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
  • Psalms 46:1–2God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas,
  • Psalms 119:89–90Your word, O LORD, is everlasting; it is firmly fixed in the heavens. Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures.
  • Isaiah 31:3But the Egyptians are men, not God; their horses are flesh, not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, the helper will stumble, and the one he helps will fall; both will perish together.
  • Psalms 19:7–8The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple. The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are…
  • Psalms 119:160The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.
  • Psalms 12:6The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.
  • Psalms 138:2I bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness; You have exalted Your name and Your word above all else.
  • John 10:35If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—

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  • 56:5 in some Bibles
  • 56:4 in most Bibles

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