Psalms 57:2
\57:1\Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me; for the hope of my soul is in you: I will keep myself safely under the shade of your wings, till these troubles are past.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.
In Context
3\57:2\I will send up my cry to the Most High God; to God who does all things for me.
Cross References
Psalms 41:5\41:4\I said, Lord, have mercy on me; make my soul well, because my faith is in you.
Psalms 136:2O give praise to the God of gods: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
Psalms 143:9O Lord, take me out of the hands of my haters; my soul is waiting for you.
Isaiah 26:20Come, my people, into your secret places, and let your doors be shut: keep yourself safe for a short time, till his wrath is over.
Philippians 1:6For I am certain of this very thing, that he by whom the good work was started in you will make it complete till the day of Jesus Christ:
Hebrews 13:21Make you full of every good work and ready to do all his desires, working in us whatever is pleasing in his eyes through Jesus Christ; and may the glory be given to him for ever and ever. So be it.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 57:2-7
Prayer in Affliction. 1 Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast. 2 I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me. 3 He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth. 4 My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose… Read the whole commentary →