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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)He will send help from heaven to rescue me, disgracing those who hound me. Interlude My God will send forth his unfailing love and faithfulness.

Context of Psalms 57:3

1Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by. 2I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me. 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! 4My soul is in the midst of lions; I lie down amid fiery beasts— the children of man, whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords. 5Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the 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 18:6In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears.
• Psalms 144:5Bow your heavens, O Lord, and come down! Touch the mountains so that they smoke!
• Matthew 28:2And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it.
• Acts 12:11When Peter came to himself, he said, "Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting."
• Psalms 56:1Be gracious to me, O God, for man tramples on me; all day long an attacker oppresses me;
• Psalms 61:7May he be enthroned forever before God; appoint steadfast love and faithfulness to watch over him!
• Numbers 23:24Behold, a people! As a lioness it rises up and as a lion it lifts itself; it does not lie down until it has devoured the prey and drunk the blood of the slain."
• Job 31:31if the men of my tent have not said, 'Who is there that has not been filled with his meat?'
• Micah 3:2you who hate the good and love the evil, who tear the skin from off my people and their flesh from off their bones,
• Psalms 40:11As for you, O Lord, you will not restrain your mercy from me; your steadfast love and your faithfulness will ever preserve me!
• Psalms 43:3Send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling!
• 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