Psalms 56:11

11 God I trust; I do not fear. What can [mere] humankind do to me?

Psalms 56:11 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 56:11

In God have I put my trust (See Gill on Psalms 56:4);

I will not be afraid what man can do unto me;
the same with flesh in ( Psalms 56:4 ) , and is opposed to God, in whom he trusted; and it suggests that he was not, and would not, be afraid of the greatest of men, as well as of the meanest; (See Gill on Psalms 56:4); Arama distinguishes between "flesh" and "man"; the former, he says, means the Philistines, and the latter Saul and his army.

Psalms 56:11 In-Context

9 Then my enemies will turn back {when} I call. This I know because God [is] for me.

10 God, [whose] word I praise, Yahweh, [whose] word I praise,

11 God I trust; I do not fear. What can [mere] humankind do to me?

12 [My] vows [to you], O God, [are binding] upon me. I will pay thank offerings to you,

13 because you have delivered my soul from death. [Have you] not [kept] my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?