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Psalm 56:10

In God, I will praise his word. In the LORD, I will praise his word.

8You count my wanderings. You put my tears into your container. Aren’t they in your book?
9Then my enemies shall turn back in the day that I call. I know this: that God is for me.
10In God, I will praise his word. In the LORD, I will praise his word.
11I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
12Your vows are on me, God. I will give thank offerings to you.
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Notice

The repeated resolve to praise God’s word gives this short verse its weight, with tears and enemies still present in the surrounding lines.

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Where else Scripture says this

8 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 138:2I will bow down toward your holy temple, and give thanks to your Name for your loving kindness and for your truth; for you have exalted your Name and your Word …Both psalms honor God’s word within worship: Psalm 56 praises it, and Psalm 138 declares that God has exalted it.
Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.Both passages honor divine speech: the psalm praises God’s word, while Jesus declares that his words will never pass away.
Genesis 32:11Please deliver me from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, lest he come and strike me and the mothers with the children.The connection lies in the surrounding psalm: both it and Jacob’s plea turn toward God amid threats from other people.
Psalm 56:4In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?Both verses repeat praise for God’s word, with verse 4 also stating trust in God amid fear of human harm.
Psalm 60:6God has spoken from his sanctuary: “I will triumph. I will divide Shechem, and measure out the valley of Succoth.God’s speech is central to both passages: one praises his word, and the other records his declaration of triumph.
Hebrews 6:18that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope …Both passages direct confidence toward God: the psalm praises his word, while Hebrews grounds encouragement in his inability to lie.
2 Peter 1:4by which he has granted to us his precious and exceedingly great promises; that through these you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped …Both passages value what God has said: the psalm praises his word, and Peter describes his promises as precious.
Psalm 119:58I sought your favor with my whole heart. Be merciful to me according to your word.God’s word shapes both prayers, as the object of praise in Psalm 56 and the basis for seeking mercy in Psalm 119.
Where this verse fits

Praise and worship. fear for the future. anxiety or panic.

What the Bible says about worship →What the Bible says about fear →What the Bible says about anxiety →
One step

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Read both lines aloud, pausing after each mention of God

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Encouragement

Praise has room among the tears described in this psalm. Your distress need not be over before you honor God’s word; his word remains worthy of praise.

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