“ I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me. ”
I 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,...
I will cry unto God most high; unto God that (c) performeth [all things] for me. (c) Who does not leave his works begun imperfectly.
LVII. Here two Pss. are united: A containing Psalms 57:1-6 , B, Psalms 57:7-11 . Psalms 57:1-6 . The Ps. is closely allied to the preceding, also a michtam Ps. (p. 373). The author flees to...
MOST HIGH. See note on Psalms 56:2 . GOD. Hebrew El. App-4. performeth . bringeth to pass, and perfecteth, or completeth. all things. Figure of speech Ellipsis (Absolute). Nothing partic...
I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me. I will cry unto God most high - He is the Most High; and therefore far above all my enemies, though the prince of the powe...
Unto God, that performeth all things for me— To the Divinity that completely covereth me all over: literally, that perfecteth all over, or around me: "That completely shelters me all around,...
I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me. I will cry unto God. The cry to God naturally follows soul-trust in God ( Psalms 57:1 ). Most high - `The Most H...
Peformeth all things for me. — Literally, completes for me, which may be explained from the analogy of Psalms 138:8 . But as the LXX. and Vulg. have “my benefactor” (reading gomçl for gomçr )...
Psalms 57:1-11 THIS psalm resembles the preceding in the singer's circumstances of peril and in his bold faith. It has also points of contact in the cry, "Be gracious," and in the remarkable expre...
“In the Shadow of Thy Wings” Psalms 57:1-11 This is one of the choicest psalms. It dates from Adullam or Engedi. It consists of two sections, each of which ends with the same refrain, Psalms 5...
Yet again the theme is the same, but the triumph of trust is even more conspicuous. Compare the opening here with that of the previous song. The cry is the same, but the reason is different. There it...
These verses, read with an eye to Christ, and to all Christ's seed in him, contain some of the sweetest and most encouraging thoughts imaginable. God the Father promised to carry Jesus through the wh...
I will cry unto God most high ,.... To remember him in his low estate, and who is higher than the highest, than Saul and his mighty men with him. This epithet David no doubt made use of, to encourag...
I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth [all things] for me. Ver. 2. I will cry unto God most high ] Who can easily overtop Saul, as high as he is, and all his complices; against w...
I will cry unto God For succour and relief; most high To whom there is none superior or equal; and unto whom, therefore, I will continually commend myself; unto God that performeth all things fo...
Prayer in Affliction. To the chief musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave. 1...
Heb. that performeth (or perfecteth , or finisheth , as this word is rendered, Psalms 138:8 , i.e. will certainly perform or finish) for, or towards, or concerning me. He doth not express what...
Heading ( Psalms 57:1 a). ‘For the Chief Musician; set to Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave.' This is one of many Psalms dedicated to the Choirmaster or...
INTRODUCTION Superscription .—“To the Chief Musician.” The chief musician was the director of the music in public worship. And the Psalms which were addressed to him were intended for use in the Te...
1. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast. The heading of this P...
This was anciently called the golden psalm, for it is the touchstone of illustration with regard to the cares of providence. While David was in the cave of Adullam, in the wilderness of Engedi, hid...
Be merciful unto me, O God. Spiritual experimentalism I. A blessed religious exercise. 1. Praying. “Be merciful unto me,” etc. An epitome of all true prayer. Mercy is what we need; to remove...
EXPOSITION This psalm—the "twin psalm" with the last—has also an elaborate "title," which runs thus: "To the precentor (or chief musician): destroy not; David's; Michtam; when he fled from Saul;...
The True Confidence of Faith. To the chief musician, Al-taschith, to be chanted according to the melody "Destroy not," which also referred to the critical circumstances connected with the event wh...
Hebrews 13:21 ; Isaiah 26:12 ; Isaiah 57:15 ; Philippians 1:6 ; Philippians 2:12 ; Psalms 136:2 ; Psalms 136:3 ; Psalms 56:2 ; Psalms 138:8