Psalms 57:5
which will not hear the voice of charmers, nor heed the + 57:5 Gr. poison. charm prepared skillfully by the wise. 1
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.
In Context
4Their venom is like that of a serpent; as that of a deaf asp, and that stops her ears; 1
6God has crushed their teeth in their mouth: God has broken the cheek-teeth of the lions. 1
Cross References
1 Chronicles 29:1And David the king said to all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom the Lord has chosen, is young and tender, and the work is great; for it is not for man, but for the Lord God.
Psalms 21:13They have opened their mouth against me, as a ravening and roaring lion. 1
Psalms 59:8Judas is my king; Moab is the caldron of my hope; over Idumea will I stretch out my shoe; the Philistines have been subjected to me. 1
Psalms 72:19How have they become desolate! suddenly they have failed: they have perished because of their iniquity. 1
Psalms 113:4The mountains skipped like rams, and the hills like lambs. 1
Proverbs 12:18Some wound as they speak, like swords; but the tongues of the wise heal.
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 →