Psalms 56:2
My enemies pursue me all day long,
What it says
David says his enemies pursue and oppress him all day long.
What it is doing
This verse establishes the relentlessness of the threat.
In context
1For the choirmaster. To the tune of “A Dove on Distant Oaks.” A Miktam of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. 2My enemies pursue me all day long, 3When I am afraid, 4In God, whose word I praise — 5All day long they twist my words; 6They conspire, they lurk, 7In spite of such sin, will they escape? 8You have taken account of my wanderings. 9Then my enemies will retreat 10In God, whose word I praise, 11in God I trust; I will not be afraid. 12Your vows are upon me, O God; 13For You have delivered my soul from death,