Psalms 57:2

I cry out to God Most High, to God who accomplishes my requests for me.

World English Bible

In The King James Version

I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.

In Context

1Be merciful to me, God, be merciful to me, for my soul takes refuge in you. Yes, in the shadow of your wings, I will take refuge, until disaster has passed.

3He will send from heaven, and save me, he rebukes the one who is pursuing me. Selah. God will send out his loving kindness and his truth.

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Cross References

Psalms 41:5My enemies speak evil against me: “When will he die, and his name perish?”

Psalms 136:2Give thanks to the God of gods, for his loving kindness endures forever.

Psalms 143:9Deliver me, LORD, from my enemies. I flee to you to hide me.

Isaiah 26:20Come, my people, enter into your rooms, and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourself for a little moment, until the indignation is past.

Philippians 1:6being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 13:21make you complete in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

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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