Psalms 57:3

He will send me his succour from heaven, he will thrust away those who would trample me. Selah

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In The King James Version

He shall send from heaven, and save from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.

In Context

2I cry to the Most High God, to the God who accomplishes for me.

4In the midst of lions I lie, who devour human prey. Their teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue is a sharpened sword.

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Cross References

Psalms 40:11So do not restrain, Lord, your pity from us. Your love and your faithfulness – ever may they be our shield.

Psalms 56:1O God, be gracious to me, for people trample upon me, all the day righting and pressing me.

Psalms 138:8The Lord will accomplish all that which concerns me. Your kindness, O Lord, endures forever. O do not abandon the work of your hands.

Matthew 28:2when suddenly a great earthquake occurred. For an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled away the stone, and seated himself on 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 →

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