Revised Version 1895
Psalms 57:3
3He shall send from heaven, and save me, when he that would swallow me up reproacheth; SelahGod shall send forth his mercy and his truth.
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 merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; for my soul taketh refuge in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge, until these calamities be overpast. 2I will cry unto God Most High; unto God that performeth all things for me. He shall send from heaven, and save me, when he that would swallow me up reproacheth; Selah God shall send forth his mercy and his truth. 4My soul is among lions; I lie among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword. 5Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.
Read all of Psalms 57Psalms 57:3 word by word
יִשְׁלַ֤ח מִשָּׁמַ֨יִם׀ וְֽיוֹשִׁיעֵ֗נִי חֵרֵ֣ף שֹׁאֲפִ֣י סֶ֑לָה יִשְׁלַ֥ח אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים חַסְדּ֥וֹ וַאֲמִתּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 57:3
- Psalms 18:6In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry before him came into his ears.
- Psalms 144:5Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
- Matthew 28:2And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled away the stone, and sat upon it.
- Acts 12:11And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a truth, that the Lord hath sent forth his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
- Psalms 56:1Be merciful unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up: all the day long he fighting oppresseth me.
- Psalms 61:7He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare lovingkindness and truth, that they may preserve him.
- Numbers 23:24Behold, the people riseth up as a lioness, And as a lion doth he lift himself up: He shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, And drink the blood of the slain.
- Job 31:31If the men of my tent said not, Who can find one that hath not been satisfied with his flesh?
- Micah 3:2who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
- Psalms 40:11Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
- Psalms 43:3O send out thy light and thy truth; let them lead me: let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.
- John 1:17For the law was given by Moses; grace and truth came by 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
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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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