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Psalms 57:1-5

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”

— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

1. To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave. 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 teeth [are] spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword. 5. Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; [let] thy glory [be] above all the earth.

Psalms 57:1-5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 57:1

Theological / Devotional

Be merciful. See Ps. 56:1, 3, 4. Verses 1–5 constitute the first section of the psalm.

Shadow of thy wings. See on Ps. 17:8; cf. Ruth 2:12; Matt. 23:37. The tender affection for God here expressed is entirely unlike the attitude of the heathen toward their pagan gods.

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