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Psalms 56:9
Psalms 56:9 is verse 9 of Psalms chapter 56, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Then my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help. By this I will know that God is on my side.
King James Version
When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.
World English Bible
Then my enemies shall turn back in the day that I call. I know this: that God is for me.
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Psalms 56:7–11 · Berean Standard Bible
7 In spite of such sin, will they escape? In Your anger, O God, cast down the nations.
8 You have taken account of my wanderings. Put my tears in Your bottle— are they not in Your book?
9 Then my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help. By this I will know that God is on my side.
10 In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise,
11 in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
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Cross-references
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Psalms 118:11They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
Psalms 118:12They swarmed around me like bees, but they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
Psalms 118:13I was pushed so hard I was falling, but the LORD helped me.
Exodus 17:9So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with the staff of God in my hand.”
Exodus 17:10Joshua did as Moses had instructed him and fought against the Amalekites, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
Exodus 17:11As long as Moses held up his hands, Israel prevailed; but when he lowered them, Amalek prevailed.
Jeremiah 33:3Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
Psalms 18:38I crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
Psalms 18:39You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
Psalms 18:40You have made my enemies retreat before me; I put an end to those who hated me.
Psalms 18:41They cried for help, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD, but He did not answer.
Psalms 18:42I ground them as dust in the face of the wind; I trampled them like mud in the streets.
Psalms 27:2When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.
John 18:6When Jesus said, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.
Psalms 46:7The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
Psalms 46:11The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
Isaiah 8:9Huddle together, O peoples, and be shattered; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for battle, and be shattered; prepare for battle, and be shattered!
Isaiah 8:10Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us.”
Romans 8:31What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?