Psalms 56:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsPsalms 56:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
לַמְנַצֵּ֤חַ
nâtsach
H5329
to excel
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
י֬וֹנַת
yôwnâh
H3123
dove
אֵ֣לֶם
ʼêlem
H482
in silence
רְ֭חֹקִים
râchôwq
H7350
far
לְדָוִ֣ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
מִכְתָּ֑ם
miktâm
H4387
michtam
בֶּֽאֱחֹ֨ז
ʼâchaz
H270
to grasp
אֹת֖וֹ
ʼêth
H853
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פְלִשְׁתִּ֣ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
בְּגַֽת
Gath
H1661
Gath
חָנֵּ֣נִי
chânan
H2603
to be gracious
אֱ֭לֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
שְׁאָפַ֣נִי
shâʼaph
H7602
to pant
אֱנ֑וֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
H582
man
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַ֝יּ֗וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
לֹחֵ֥ם
lâcham
H3898
to fight
יִלְחָצֵֽנִי
lâchats
H3905
to oppress
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World English Bible Public Domain
Be merciful to me, God, for man wants to swallow me up. All day long, he attacks and oppresses me.
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King James Version Public Domain
Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Be gracious to me, God, for man tramples me! All of the day, fighting, he oppresses me.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).