Psalms 57:1
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| Overview - Psalms 57 | |
| 1 | David in prayer fleeing unto God, complains of his dangerous case. |
| 7 | He encourages himself to praise God. |
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Psalms 57:1 (King James Version)
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.
- A
- M. 2943. B.C. 1061. (Title.) {Al-tas-chith.} or, destroy
- not
- A golden Psalm. This Psalm is supposed to have been called {al tashcheth,} or "destroy not," because David thus addressed one of his
- followers when about to kill Saul in the cave; and {michtam,} or "golden," because written, or worthy to be written, in gold. 58:1 59:1 *titles
- when
- 142:1 *title
- 1 Samuel 22:1 ; 1 Samuel 24:3 1 Samuel 24:8
- be
- 56:1 69:13-16 Psalms 119:76 Psalms 119:77
- soul
- 9:10 13:5 125:1 Isaiah 50:10
- shadow
- Psalms 17:7 Psalms 17:8 36:7 61:4 63:7 Psalms 91:1 Psalms 91:4 Psalms 91:9 Ruth 2:12 ; Luke 13:34
- until
- Isaiah 10:25 ; 26:20 Matthew 24:22 ; John 16:20 ; James 5:10 James 5:11 ; Revelation 7:14 ; 21:4