Salmos 57:1

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Para el director del coro; según tonada de No destruyas. Mictam de David, en la cueva, cuando huía de Saúl.

Ten piedad de mí, oh Dios, ten piedad de mí, porque en ti se refugia mi alma; en la sombra de tus alas me ampararé hasta que la destrucción pase.

Parallel Translations

La Biblia Reina-Valera
Al M�sico principal: sobre No destruyas: Michtam de David, cuando huy� de delante de Sa�l � la cueva. TEN misericordia de m�, oh Dios, ten misericordia de m�; Porque en ti ha confiado mi alma, Y en la sombra de tus alas me amparar�, Hasta que pasen los qu

La Biblia Reina-Valera Gomez
�Al M�sico principal: sobre No destruyas: Mictam de David, cuando huy� de delante de Sa�l a la cueva� Ten misericordia de m�, oh Dios, ten misericordia de m�; porque en ti ha confiado mi alma, y en la sombra de tus alas me amparar�, hasta que pasen los quebrantos.

Sagradas Escrituras (1569)
Al Vencedor: sobre No destruyas: Mictam de David, cuando huy� de delante de Sa�l a la cueva. Ten misericordia de m�, oh Dios, ten misericordia de m�; porque en ti ha confiado mi alma, y en la sombra de tus alas me amparar�, hasta que pasen los quebrantos.

Bible Verse Review
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when: Psalms 142:1, *title 1 Samuel 22:1, 1 Samuel 24:3, 1 Samuel 24:8

be: Psalms 56:1, Psalms 69:13-16, Psalms 119:76, Psalms 119:77

soul: Psalms 9:10, Psalms 13:5, Psalms 125:1, Isaiah 50:10

shadow: Psalms 17:7, Psalms 17:8, Psalms 36:7, Psalms 61:4, Psalms 63:7, Psalms 91:1, Psalms 91:4, Psalms 91:9, Ruth 2:12, Luke 13:34

until: Isaiah 10:25, Isaiah 26:20, Matthew 24:22, John 16:20, James 5:10, James 5:11, Revelation 7:14, Revelation 21:4

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 22:4 - so Psalms 4:1 - have mercy upon me Psalms 27:5 - hide Psalms 41:10 - be merciful Psalms 86:3 - Be merciful Psalms 102:1 - Hear Psalms 109:26 - save me Psalms 123:3 - Have mercy Proverbs 27:12 - General Ecclesiastes 7:12 - a defence Song of Solomon 2:3 - I sat Isaiah 18:1 - shadowing Jeremiah 11:20 - revealed Jeremiah 36:26 - but Zephaniah 2:3 - hid Matthew 23:37 - even

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Be merciful unto me, O God,.... Or "be gracious to me" k; which words are repeated by him. "Be merciful", or "gracious, unto me"; to show the greatness of his distress, the eagerness, vehemency, and importunity he used in prayer; his case requiring a speedy answer, and immediate relief; and that he expected only from the mercy and grace of God; :-;

for my soul trusteth in thee; or "in thy word"; as the Targum; and in thee only, both as the God of providence and the God of grace; and a great act of faith this was to trust in the Lord in such circumstances; and it was not a bare profession of trust, but it was hearty and sincere; his "soul" trusted in the Lord; he trusted in him with all his heart and soul, and trusted him with his soul or life: and this he makes a reason or argument for mercy; seeing, as the mercy of the Lord is an encouragement to faith and hope; so the Lord has declared, that he takes pleasure in those that hope and trust in it; wherefore mercy may be expected by such;

yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge; or "I will hope" l; the meaning is, that he would betake himself to the power and protection of God, and make him his refuge from the enemy: the allusion is either to the hen, or any other bird covering its young with its wings, when a bird of prey is near, till that is gone; or to the cherubim, whose wings overshadowed the mercy seat, between which the glory of God dwelt; and so the Targum,

"in the shadow of thy Shechinah, or glorious Majesty, will I trust;''

which agrees with his applying to the mercy seat, or to God on a throne of grace and mercy: and here he determines to abide,

until [these] calamities be overpast; the storm of them was over, which was very black and threatening. The Targum is,

"until the tumult is over;''

and so the Syriac version; until Saul and his men were gone, of whom he was afraid. The Septuagint version, and those that follow it, render the words "until sin passeth away"; the cause of these troubles; unless sin is put for sinful men; and so the sense is as before; see

Isaiah 26:20.

k חנני "gratiam fac mihi", Junius Tremellius, Cocceius so Piscator, Ainsworth. l אחסה "sperabo", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus; "spero", Tigurine version, Musculus, Michaelis.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Be merciful unto me, O God - The same beginning as the former psalm - a cry for mercy; an overwhelming sense of trouble and danger leading him to come at once to the throne of God for help. See the notes at Psalms 56:1.

For my soul trusteth in thee - See the notes at Psalms 56:3. He had nowhere else to go; there was no one on whom he could rely but God.

Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge - Under the protection or covering of his wings - as young birds seek protection under the wings of the parent bird. See the notes at Psalms 17:8. Compare Psalms 36:7.

Until these calamities be overpast - Compare Job 14:13, note; Psalms 27:13, note; also at Isaiah 26:20, note. He believed that these calamities “would” pass away, or would cease; that a time would come when he would not thus be driven from place to place. At present he knew that he was in danger, and he desired the divine protection, for under “that” protection he would be safe.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

PSALM LVII

David cries to God for mercy, with the strongest confidence of

being heard, 1-3;

he describes his enemies as lions, 4;

thanks God for his deliverance, 5;

and purposes to publish the praises of the Lord among his

people, 6-11.

NOTES ON PSALM LVII

The title is, To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, (destroy not,) a golden Psalm of David, (or one to be engraven,) where he fed from Saul in the cave. It is very likely that this Psalm was made to commemorate his escape from Saul in the cave of En-gedi, where Saul had entered without knowing that David was there, and David cut off the skirt of his garment. And it is not improbable that, when he found that Saul was providentially delivered into his hand, he might have formed the hasty resolution to take away his life, as his companions counselled him to do; and in that moment the Divine monition came, אל תשצת al tascheth! Destroy not! lift not up thy hand against the Lord's anointed! Instead, therefore, of taking away his life, he contented himself with taking away his skirt, to show him that he had been in his power. When, afterwards, he composed the Psalm, he gave it for title the words which he received as a Divine warning. See the history 1 Samuel 24:1-22. See also my note upon the fourth verse of that chapter. 1 Samuel 24:4.

Verse Psalms 57:1. Be merciful unto me — To show David's deep earnestness, he repeats this twice; he was in great danger, surrounded by implacable enemies, and he knew that God alone could deliver him.

My soul trusteth in thee — I put my life into thy hand; and my immortal spirit knows no other portion than thyself.

In the shadow of thy wings — A metaphor taken from the brood of a hen taking shelter under her wings when they see a bird of prey; and there they continue to hide themselves till their enemy disappears. In a storm, or tempest of rain, the mother covers them with her wings to afford them shelter and defence. This the psalmist has particularly in view, as the following words show: "Until these calamities be overpast."