Psalms 57:7
They shall utterly pass away like water running through: he shall bend his bow till they shall fail. 1
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.
In Context
6God has crushed their teeth in their mouth: God has broken the cheek-teeth of the lions. 1
8They shall be destroyed as melted wax: the fire has fallen and they have not seen the sun. 1
Cross References
Psalms 7:16His trouble shall return on his own head, and his unrighteousness shall come down on his own crown. 1
Psalms 35:7How have you multiplied your mercy, O God! so the children of men shall trust in the shelter of your wings. 1
Psalms 112:7who lifts up the poor from the earth, and raises up the needy from the dunghill; 1
Psalms 140:6Their mighty ones have been swallowed up near the rock: they shall hear my words, for they are sweet. 1
Isaiah 24:15Therefore shall the glory of the Lord be in the isles of the sea; the name of the Lord shall be glorious.
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 →