Psalm 57:1
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.
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.
Note Al-taschith: or, Destroy not
Note Michtam: or, A golden Psalm
Be merciful to me, God, be merciful to me, for my soul takes refuge in you. Yes, in the shadow of your wings, I will take refuge, until disaster has passed.
Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; For my soul taketh refuge in thee: Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge, Until these calamities be overpast.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- (Title.) {Al-tas-chith.} or, destroynot
- A.M. 2943. B.C. 1061. 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.
- Psalm 58:1; Psalm 59:1
- when
- Psalm 142:1; 1 Samuel 22:1; 1 Samuel 24:3, 8
- be
- Psalm 56:1; Psalm 69:13–16; Psalm 119:76, 77
- soul
- Psalm 9:10; Psalm 13:5; Psalm 125:1; Isaiah 50:10
- shadow
- Psalm 17:7, 8; Psalm 36:7; Psalm 61:4; Psalm 63:7; Psalm 91:1, 4, 9; Ruth 2:12; Luke 13:34
- until
- Isaiah 10:25; Isaiah 26:20; Matthew 24:22; John 16:20; James 5:10, 11; Revelation 7:14; Revelation 21:4