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, O God, be gracious to me, For my soul takes refuge in You; And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge Until destruction passes by. 2I will cry to God Most High, To God who accomplishes all things for me. He will send from heaven and save me; He reproaches him who tramples upon me. Selah. God will send forth His lovingkindness and His truth. 4My soul is among lions; I must lie among those who breathe forth fire, Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows And their tongue a sharp sword. 5Be exalted above the heavens, O God; Let Your glory be above all the earth.

Psalms 57:3 word by word

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

• sendשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• from heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• and saveיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
• He reproachesחָרַףchâraph · to tauntH2778
• tramplesשָׁאַףshâ'aph · to crushH7602
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• lovingkindnessחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• truthאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: faithfulH571

Cross-references for Psalms 57:3

• Psalms 18:6In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried to my God for help; He heard my voice out of His temple, And my cry for help before Him came into His ears.
• Psalms 144:5Bow Your heavens, O Lord, and come down; Touch the mountains, that they may smoke.
• Matthew 28:2And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it.
• Acts 12:11When Peter came to himself, he said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent forth 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 has trampled upon me; Fighting all day long he oppresses me.
• Psalms 61:7He will abide before God forever; Appoint lovingkindness and truth that they may preserve him.
• Numbers 23:24Behold, a people rises like a lioness, And as a lion it lifts itself; It will not lie down until it devours the prey, And drinks the blood of the slain.”
• Job 31:31Have the men of my tent not said, ‘Who can find one who has not been satisfied with his meat’?
• Micah 3:2You who hate good and love evil, Who tear off their skin from them And their flesh from their bones,
• Psalms 40:11You, O Lord, will not withhold Your compassion from me; Your lovingkindness and Your truth will continually preserve me.
• Psalms 43:3O send out Your light and Your truth, let them lead me; Let them bring me to Your holy hill And to Your dwelling places.
• John 1:17For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized 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