Bible Chapter Summary
Psalms 57 Summary
Refuge in God's Shadow Until Calamities Pass
The psalmist calls on God for mercy, trusting in His shadow as refuge until calamities pass. He cries unto God most high, who performs all things for him, sending mercy and truth from heaven to save him from reproach. Though the psalmist's soul is among lions and those set on fire—men whose teeth are spears and arrows and whose tongue is a sharp sword—he declares that his heart is fixed upon God. He calls for God to be exalted above the heavens, and he determines to awake early and sing praises to God among the people and nations, declaring that God's mercy reaches to heaven and His truth to the clouds.
Key themes
Key verses
Psalms 57:1
“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.”
Psalms 57:3
“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.”
Psalms 57:7
“My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.”
Psalms 57:9
“I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.”
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