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56:5-7 They Have Waited for My Life. The psalm goes on to give more detail on the enemies' schemes. It is clear, as is usually true with the psalms, that the enemies are not simply personal opponents of the singer but opponents of all that is good. In David's experience, they would be the Philistines who thought he should be put to death (cf. peoples, v. 7; i.e., Gentiles).