Psalms 57:3

Psalms 57:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)He sends from heaven and saves me, rebuking those who hotly pursue me— God sends forth his love and his faithfulness.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He will send from heaven and save me; he will put to shame him who tramples on me. Selah God will send out his steadfast love and his faithfulness!
• New King James Version (NKJV)He shall send from heaven and save me; He reproaches the one who would swallow me up. Selah God shall send forth His mercy and His truth.

Context of Psalms 57:3

1Be gracious to me, God, be gracious to me, for I take refuge in you. I will seek refuge in the shadow of your wings until danger passes. 2I call to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me. He reaches down from heaven and saves me, challenging the one who tramples me.Selah God sends his faithful love and truth. 4I am surrounded by lions; I lie down among devouring lions — people whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords. 5God, be exalted above the heavens; let your glory be over the whole earth.

Psalms 57:3 word by word

יִשְׁלַ֤ח מִשָּׁמַ֨יִם׀ וְֽיוֹשִׁיעֵ֗נִי חֵרֵ֣ף שֹׁאֲפִ֣י סֶ֑לָה יִשְׁלַ֥ח אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים חַסְדּ֥וֹ וַאֲמִתּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He shall sendשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• from heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• and saveיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
• the reproachחָרַףchâraph · to tauntH2778
• of him that would swallow me upשָׁאַףshâ'aph · to crushH7602
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• his mercyחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• and his truthאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: faithfulH571

Cross-references for Psalms 57:3

• Psalms 18:6I called to the Lord in my distress, and I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears.
• Psalms 144:5Lord, part your heavens and come down. Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.
• Matthew 28:2There was a violent earthquake, because an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and approached the tomb. He rolled back the stone and was sitting on it.
• Acts 12:11When Peter came to himself, he said, “Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from all that the Jewish people expected.”
• Psalms 56:1Be gracious to me, God, for a man is trampling me; he fights and oppresses me all day long.
• Psalms 61:7May he sit enthroned before God forever. Appoint faithful love and truth to guard him.
• Numbers 23:24A people rise up like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion. They will not lie down until they devour the prey and drink the blood of the slain.
• Job 31:31Haven’t the members of my household said, “Who is there who has not had enough to eat at Job’s table?”
• Micah 3:2You hate good and love evil. You tear off people’s skin and strip their flesh from their bones.
• Psalms 40:11Lord, you do not withhold your compassion from me. Your constant love and truth will always guard me.
• Psalms 43:3Send your light and your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to your holy mountain, to your dwelling place.
• John 1:17for the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

Commentaries on Psalms 57:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3He shall send from heaven, and save me - Were there no human agents or earthly means that he could employ, he would send his angels from heaven to rescue me from my enemies. Or, He will give his command from heaven that this may be done on earth. Selah - I think this word should be at the end of the verse. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth - Here mercy and truth are personified. They are the messengers that God will send from heaven to save me…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3He shall send from heaven - That is, from himself; or, he will interpose to save me. The psalmist does not say “how” he expected this interposition - whether by an angel, by a miracle, by tempest or storm, but he felt that help was to come from God alone, and he was sure that it would come. And save me from the reproach … - This would be more correctly rendered, “He shall save me; he shall reproach him that would swallow me up.” So it is rendered in the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4These verses are a prayer for rescue from strong enemies. The metaphor of fierce lions describes human foes. The psalmist feels unable to escape them without God's help (see also Psalms 35:11–21; 124:6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. from ... swallow me up--that pants in rage after me (Psa 56:2). mercy and ... truth--(Psa 25:10; 36:5), as messengers (Psa 43:3) sent to deliver him.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 57:3

• Faith
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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