Psalms 56:3

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“When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.”

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‘When I am afraid, I put my trust in you’—fear can become an occasion for turning to God.

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“When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“What time I am afraid, I will put my trust in thee.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“The day I am afraid I am confident toward Thee.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 56:3 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 21:10That day David fled from Saul and went to Achish king of Gath.
  2. 1 Samuel 21:12Now David took these words to heart and was very much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
  3. 1 Samuel 30:6And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.
  4. 2 Chronicles 20:3Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. And he proclaimed a fast throughout Judah.
  5. Psalms 11:1In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain!
  6. Psalms 34:4I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.
  7. Psalms 55:4My heart murmurs within me, and the terrors of death assail me.
  8. 2 Corinthians 1:8We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.
  9. 2 Corinthians 7:5For when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction—conflicts on the outside, fears within.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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