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Psalm 56:4

In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?

2My enemies want to swallow me up all day long, for they are many who fight proudly against me.
3When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.
4In God, I praise his word. In God, I put my trust. I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?
5All day long they twist my words. All their thoughts are against me for evil.
6They conspire and lurk, watching my steps. They are eager to take my life.
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The repeated words “In God” put praise and trust amid real threats, where confidence has to speak while danger remains.

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Where else Scripture says this

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

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Hebrews 13:6So that with good courage we say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?”Both passages declare freedom from fear through confidence in God, then question the reach of human power.
Romans 8:31What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?Both passages use a question about opposition to express confidence in God above those who might threaten.
Psalm 118:6The LORD is on my side. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?Both psalms declare “I will not be afraid” and question what human beings can do when confidence rests in God.
Psalm 27:1By David. The LORD is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?Both psalms answer the prospect of fear with confidence in God and questions about whom to fear.
Isaiah 41:10Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the …Psalm 56 expresses trust in God amid fear; Isaiah grounds the command against fear in God's presence and help.
Luke 12:4–5“I tell you, my friends, don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.Both passages challenge fear of human beings; Jesus names their ability to kill the body and the limit beyond that.
Psalm 56:10–11In God, I will praise his word. In the LORD, I will praise his word.Both verses repeat praise for God's word, making his speech a recurring focus within the same psalm.
Psalm 46:1–2For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.Both passages turn toward God amid danger, expressing confidence in him while trouble is still present.
Isaiah 31:3Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD stretches out his hand, both he who helps shall stumble, and he …Both passages contrast human flesh with God, showing the limits of human power before him.
Hebrews 11:23By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that he was a beautiful child; and they were not afraid of the …Psalm 56 links trust with refusal to fear; Moses' parents act by faith without fearing the king's command.
John 10:35If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture can’t be broken),Psalm 56 praises God's word; John speaks of that word and says that Scripture cannot be broken.
Where this verse fits

Anxiety or panic. work conflict. fear for the future.

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One step

Something small to carry out of this verse

Read Psalm 56:3–4 aloud before breakfast tomorrow

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Encouragement

Fear is present in the line before this one. Trust can begin there. Human threats remain real, and the God you trust is greater than those who threaten.

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