King James Version
Psalms 56:9 in the King James Version says “When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 56 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.”
Psalms 56:9 · KJV
Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.
Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?
When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.
In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word.
In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“turn”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
“back”
H268the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the west
“When”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
“I cry”
H7121to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
“this I know”
H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“for God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
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