Psalms 56:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 56:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 56:7 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 56:7 — KJV
“Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God.”
— Psalms 56:7 (KJV)
Psalms 56:7 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 56:7
“When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 56:7: thine, anger, down
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them. sleep: Heb. lie down”
Shares key themes with Psalms 56:7: anger, down, people
“Wherefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent unto him a prophet, which said unto him, Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, which could not deliver their own people out of thine hand?”
Shares key themes with Psalms 56:7: thine, anger, people
“Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore. wept...: Heb. wept a great weeping”
Shares key themes with Psalms 56:7: cast, down, people
“Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 56:7: iniquity, thine, anger
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