Psalms 57:1
To him that excelleth. Destroy not. A Psalme of David on Michtam. When he fled from Saul in the cave. Have mercie vpon me, O God, haue mercie vpon me: for my soule trusteth in thee, and in the shadowe of thy wings wil I trust, till these afflictions ouerpasse.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
2I will call vnto the most high God, euen to the God, that performeth his promise toward me.
Cross References
Ruth 2:12The Lord recompense thy worke, and a ful reward be giuen thee of the Lord God of Israel, vnder whose wings thou art come to trust.
1 Samuel 24:3Then Saul tooke three thousande chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seeke Dauid and his men vpon the rocks among the wilde goates.
1 Samuel 24:8So Dauid ouercame his seruants with these words, and suffered them not to arise against Saul: so Saul rose vp out of the caue and went away.
Psalms 2:12Kisse the sonne, least he be angry, and ye perish in the way, when his wrath shall suddenly burne. blessed are all that trust in him.
Psalms 13:5But I trust in thy mercie: mine heart shall reioyce in thy saluation: I will sing to the Lord, because he hath delt louingly with me.
Psalms 36:7How excellent is thy mercy, O God! therefore the children of men trust vnder the shadowe of thy wings.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 57:1
This psalm is very much like that which goes next before it; it was penned upon a like occasion, when David was both in danger of trouble and in temptation to sin; it begins as that did, "Be merciful to me;" the method also is the same. I. He begins with prayer and complaint, yet not without some assurance of speeding in his request, ver. 1-6 . II. He concludes with joy and praise, ver. 7-11 . So that hence we may take direction and encouragement, both in our supplications and in our thanksgivings, and may offer… Read the whole commentary →