King James Version

Psalms 56:2

Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 56:3.

שָׁאֲפ֣וּshaafvdesireשָׁאַףverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “desire”, a completed actionH7602to inhale eagerly; figuratively, to cover; by implication, to be angry; also to hastendesire (earnestly), devour, haste, pant, snuff up, swallow up.שׁ֭וֹרְרַיshorerayenemyשָׁרַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “enemy”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8324to be hostile (only active participle an opponent)enemy.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הַיּ֑וֹםhayomthe as long asיוֹםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…רַבִּ֨יםrabimaboundרַבadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “abound”, the ordinary formH7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude),…לֹחֲמִ֖יםlochamimdevourלָחַםverb, qal, participle, absolute — “devour”, a verb used as a describing wordH3898to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)devour, eat, [idiom] ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).לִ֣יlitoלִ֣יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toמָרֽוֹםmaromaboveמָרוֹםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “above”, the ordinary formH4791altitude, i.e. concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially (aloft)(far) above, dignity, haughty, height, (most, on) high (one, place), loftily, upward.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(56-3) They that lie in wait for me would swallow me up all the day; for they are many that fight against me, O Most High,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Mine enemies would swallow me up all the day long; For they are many that fight proudly against me.

Young’s Literal Translation

Mine enemies have swallowed up all the day, For many [are] fighting against me, O most High,

World English Bible

My enemies want to swallow me up all day long, for they are many who fight proudly against me.

Darby Translation

Mine enemies would swallow [me] up all the day long; for they are many that fight against me haughtily.

Douay-Rheims

Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me: for my soul trusteth in thee. And in the shadow of thy wings will I hope, until iniquity pass away.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(56-3) They that lie in wait for me would swallow me up all the day; for they are many that fight against me, O Most High,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Mine enemies have trodden me down all the day from the dawning of the day; for there are many warring against me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κατεπάτησάν με οἱ ἐχθροί μου ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν ἀπὸ ὕψους ἡμέρας, ὅτι πολλοὶ οἱ πολεμοῦντές με.