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Psalms 57:2
2I will cry to God Most High, Who accomplishes all things on my behalf [for He completes my purpose in His plan].
Psalms 57:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.
- New International Version (NIV)I cry out to God Most High, to God, who vindicates me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I will cry out to God Most High, To God who performs all things for me.
Context of Psalms 57:2
1Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious and merciful to me, For my soul finds shelter and safety in You, And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge and be confidently secure Until destruction passes by. I will cry to God Most High, Who accomplishes all things on my behalf [for He completes my purpose in His plan]. 3He will send from heaven and save me; He calls to account him who tramples me down. Selah. God will send out His lovingkindness and His truth. 4My life is among lions; I must lie among those who breathe out fire— The sons of men whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.
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אֶ֭קְרָא לֵֽאלֹהִ֣ים עֶלְי֑וֹן לָ֝אֵ֗ל גֹּמֵ֥ר עָלָֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 57:2
- Psalms 56:2My enemies have trampled upon me all day long, For they are many who fight proudly against me.
- Psalms 136:2Give thanks to the God of gods, For His lovingkindness endures forever.
- Isaiah 57:15For the high and exalted One He who inhabits eternity, Whose name is Holy says this, “I dwell on the high and holy place, But also with the contrite and humble in spirit In order to revive the spirit of the humble And to revive the heart of the contrite [overcome with sorrow for sin].
- Psalms 138:8The Lord will accomplish that which concerns me; Your [unwavering] lovingkindness, O Lord, endures forever— Do not abandon the works of Your own hands.
- Isaiah 26:12Lord, You will establish peace for us, Since You have also performed for us all that we have done.
- Philippians 1:6I am convinced and confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will [continue to] perfect and complete it until the day of Christ Jesus [the time of His return].
- Philippians 2:12So then, my dear ones, just as you have always obeyed [my instructions with enthusiasm], not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation [that is, cultivate it, bring it to full effect, actively pursue spiritual maturity] with awe-inspired fear and trembling [using serious caution and critical self-evaluation to avoid anything that might offend God or discredit the name of Christ].
- Hebrews 13:21equip you with every good thing to carry out His will and strengthen you [making you complete and perfect as you ought to be], accomplishing in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
Commentaries on Psalms 57:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2I will cry unto God most high - He is the Most High; and therefore far above all my enemies, though the prince of the power of the air be at their head. Unto God, לאל lael, unto the strong Good, one against whom no human or diabolic might can prevail. David felt his own weakness, and he knew the strength of his adversaries; and therefore he views God under those attributes and characters which were suited to his state. This is a great secret in the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2I will cry unto God most high - The idea is - God is exalted above all creatures; all events are “under” him, and he can control them. The appeal was not to man, however exalted; not to an angel, however far he may be above man; it was an appeal made at once to the Supreme Being, the God to whom all worlds and all creatures are subject, and under whose protection, therefore, he must be safe. Unto God that performeth all things for me - The word used here…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2God Most High (Hebrew Elohim-Elyon) is a common title for God. He is more powerful than all real or imagined supernatural beings (see Psalms 91:1; 97:9; Genesis 14:18–22). who fulfills His purpose for me: Or who will end my [trouble], or who deals kindly with me.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. performeth--or, completes what He has begun.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 57
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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