Psalms 55:5 (DRB)

Passage

In God I will praise my words, in God I have put my trust: I will not fear what flesh can do against me.

Nearby Context

Psalms 55:3 My enemies have trodden on me all the day long; for they are many that make war against me.

Psalms 55:4 From the height of the day I shall fear: but I will trust in thee.

Psalms 55:5 In God I will praise my words, in God I have put my trust: I will not fear what flesh can do against me.

Psalms 55:6 All the day long they detested my words: all their thoughts were against me unto evil.

Psalms 55:7 They will dwell and hide themselves: they will watch my heel. As they have waited for my soul,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "praise", "words", "trust", "fear", "flesh", and "against". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "praise" and "words", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "From the height of the day I..." into verse 6's "All the day long they detested my...", so "praise" and "words" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "praise" and "words" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.