Psalms 57:5

Their fury is similar to that of a serpent; it is like a deaf asp, who even blocks her ears,

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In The King James Version

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.

In Context

4Sinners have become foreigners from the womb; they have gone astray from conception. They have been speaking falsehoods.

6who will not listen to the voice of charmers, nor even to the enchanter who chants wisely.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:1And king David spoke to the entire assembly: “My son Solomon, the one God has chosen, is still a tender boy. And yet the work is great, for a habitation is being prepared, not for man, but for God.

Psalms 21:13Many calves have surrounded me; fat bulls have besieged me.

Psalms 59:8God has spoken in his holy place: I will rejoice, and I will divide Shechem, and I will measure the steep valley of the tabernacles.

Psalms 72:19How have they been brought to desolation? They have suddenly failed. They have perished because of their iniquity.

Psalms 113:4The mountains exulted like rams, and the hills like lambs among the sheep.

Proverbs 12:18He who makes promises is also jabbed, as if with a sword, in conscience. But the tongue of the wise is reasonable.

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 →

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