King James Version
What Does Psalms 56:3 Mean?
“What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.”
Context
1
To the chief Musician upon Jonathelemrechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath. Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me. Michtam: or, A golden Psalm of David
2
Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High. enemies: Heb. observers
3
What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
4
In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
5
Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(3) What time.—Heb., *yôm, *apparently with same meaning as *beyôm *in Psalm 56:10, “in the day.”
**I am afraid . . .**—No doubt the right reading: is, “I cry.”
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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