Psalm - 56:11



11 I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

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Explanation and meaning of Psalm 56:11.

Differing Translations

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In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.
In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; What can man do unto me?
In God will I praise the word, in the Lord will I praise his speech. In God have I hoped, I will not fear what man can do to me.
In God have I put my confidence: I will not fear; what can man do unto me?
In God I trusted, I fear not what man doth to me,
In God have I put my hope, I will have no fear of what man may do to me.
In God-I will praise His word- In the LORD-I will praise His word-

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

In God have I put my trust - The sentiment in this verse is the same as in Psalm 56:6, except that the word "man" is used here instead of "flesh." The meaning, however, is the same. The idea is, that he would not be afraid of what "any man" - any human being - could do to him, if God was his friend.

In God have I put my trust,.... See Gill on Psalm 56:4;
I will not be afraid what man can do unto me; the same with flesh in Psalm 56:4, and is opposed to God, in whom he trusted; and it suggests that he was not, and would not, be afraid of the greatest of men, as well as of the meanest; See Gill on Psalm 56:4; Arama distinguishes between "flesh" and "man"; the former, he says, means the Philistines, and the latter Saul and his army.

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