Psalms 57:2
1 Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.
I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills His purpose for me.
3 He reaches down from heaven and saves me; He rebukes those who trample me. Selah God sends forth His loving devotion and His truth.
4 My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills His purpose for me.
- KJV
- I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.
- WEB
- I cry out to God Most High, to God who accomplishes my requests for me.
- ASV
- I will cry unto God Most High, Unto God that performeth [all things] for me.
- DARBY
- I will call unto God, the Most High; unto God that performeth [all] for me.
- BLB
- I will call out to El-Elyon, to God, who fulfills for me.
- ÅB
- Jeg roper til Gud, den Høyeste, til den Gud som fullfører sin gjerning for meg.
- OTB
- Jeg vil rope til Gud, Den Høyeste,
Til Gud som fullfører sin hensikt for meg. - B1930
- Jeg roper til Gud, den Høieste, til den Gud som fullfører sin gjerning for mig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 138:8
The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever— do not abandon the works of Your hands.
Read in contextPhilippians 1:6
being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
Read in contextHebrews 13:21
equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
Read in contextIsaiah 26:12
O LORD, You will establish peace for us. For all that we have accomplished, You have done for us.
Read in contextPsalms 136:2–3
Give thanks to the God of gods. His loving devotion endures forever.
Read in contextPhilippians 2:12
Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
Read in contextIsaiah 57:15
For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.
Read in contextPsalms 56:2
My enemies pursue me all day long, for many proudly assail me.
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