Psalms 56:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help. By this I will know that God is on my side.”
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“Then my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help. By this I will know that God is on my side.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Then shall mine enemies turn back in the day that I call: This I know, that God is for me.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Then turn back do mine enemies in the day I call. This I have known, that God <FI>is<Fi> for me.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 56:9 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 17:9So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with the staff of God in my hand.”
- 2 Kings 20:5“Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will surely heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the house of the LORD.
- Psalms 9:3When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You.
- Psalms 18:38I crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
- Psalms 27:2When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.
- Psalms 46:7The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
- Psalms 46:11The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
- Psalms 102:2Do not hide Your face from me in my day of distress. Incline Your ear to me; answer me quickly when I call.
- Psalms 118:6The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
- Psalms 118:11They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
- Isaiah 8:9Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!
- Jeremiah 33:3Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
- Malachi 3:16At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name.
- John 18:6When Jesus said, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.
- Romans 8:31What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
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