God’s Word Translation
Psalms 57:2
2I call to God Most High, to the God who does everything for me.
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
1Have pity on me, O God. Have pity on me, because my soul takes refuge in you. I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until destructive storms pass by. I call to God Most High, to the God who does everything for me. 3He sends his help from heaven and saves me. He disgraces the one who is harassing me. Selah God sends his mercy and his truth! 4My soul is surrounded by lions. I must lie down with man-eating lions. Their teeth are spears and arrows. Their tongues are sharp swords.
Read all of Psalms 57Psalms 57:2 word by word
אֶ֭קְרָא לֵֽאלֹהִ֣ים עֶלְי֑וֹן לָ֝אֵ֗ל גֹּמֵ֥ר עָלָֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 57:2
- Psalms 56:2All day long my enemies spy on me. They harass me. There are so many fighting against me.
- Psalms 136:2Give thanks to the God of gods because his mercy endures forever.
- Isaiah 57:15The High and Lofty One lives forever, and his name is holy. This is what he says: I live in a high and holy place. But I am with those who are crushed and humble. I will renew the spirit of those who are humble and the courage of those who are crushed.
- Psalms 138:8The Lord will do everything for me. O Lord, your mercy endures forever. Do not let go of what your hands have made.
- Isaiah 26:12O Lord, you will establish peace for us, since you have done everything for us.
- Philippians 1:6I’m convinced that God, who began this good work in you, will carry it through to completion on the day of Christ Jesus.
- Philippians 2:12My dear friends, you have always obeyed, not only when I was with you but even more now that I’m absent. In the same way continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
- Hebrews 13:21May this God of peace prepare you to do every good thing he wants. May he work in us through Jesus Christ to do what is pleasing to him. Glory belongs to Jesus Christ forever. 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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