# Psalm 57 📖: Refuge Under His Wings [[📚 Explore the Bible Books]] [[-Psalm Overview]] | [[Psalm 56]] | [[Psalm 58]] > [!info] Table of Contents > [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]] > [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]] > [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]] > [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]] > [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]] > [[#🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application]] > [[#💬 Discussion Questions]] > [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]] > [[#🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference]] > [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]] > [[#📂 Internal Notes]] ## 📜 Scripture Text (NET) (The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005) #### For the music director, according to the _al-tashcheth_ style; a prayer of David, written when he fled from Saul into the cave. [[#Verse 01.]] Have mercy on me, O God. Have mercy on me. For in you I have taken shelter. In the shadow of your wings I take shelter until trouble passes. [[#Verse 02.]] I cry out for help to God Most High, to the God who vindicates me. [[#Verse 03.]] May he send help from heaven and deliver me from my enemies who hurl insults. (Selah) May God send his loyal love and faithfulness. [[#Verse 04.]] I am surrounded by lions; I lie down among those who want to devour me, men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords. [[#Verse 05.]] Rise up above the sky, O God. May your splendor cover the whole earth. [[#Verse 06.]] They have prepared a net to trap me; I am discouraged. They have dug a pit for me. They will fall into it. (Selah) [[#Verse 07.]] I am determined, O God. I am determined. I will sing and praise you. [[#Verse 08.]] Awake, my soul! Awake, O stringed instrument and harp! I will wake up at dawn. [[#Verse 09.]] I will give you thanks before the nations, O Lord. I will sing praises to you before foreigners. [[#Verse 10.]] For your loyal love extends beyond the sky, and your faithfulness reaches the clouds. [[#Verse 11.]] Rise up above the sky, O God. May your splendor cover the whole earth. ## 📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary ###### Overall. ###### Verse 01. ###### Verse 02. ###### Verse 03. ###### Verse 04. ###### Verse 05. ###### Verse 06. ###### Verse 07. ###### Verse 08. ###### Verse 09. ###### Verse 10. ###### Verse 11. ## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights 1. The heading places this psalm when David fled from Saul into the cave, probably Adullam (1 Samuel 22:1) or En Gedi (1 Samuel 24:3). 2. The heading says "Do not destroy," a tune name also found in Psalms 58, 59, and 75. 3. It is a *miktam* of David. 4. The refrain "Rise up above the sky, O God" appears in 57:5 and 57:11. 5. Psalm 57:7-11 is repeated almost word for word in Psalm 108:1-5. 6. "I will wake up the dawn" (57:8) pictures David praising God before the sun rises. 7. The image of shelter under wings also appears in Ruth 2:12 and Psalm 91:4. 8. Enemies are compared to lions with teeth like spears and arrows (57:4). 9. The enemies dig a pit and fall into it themselves (57:6), a common biblical picture of justice turned back on the wicked. 10. David vows to praise God among the nations (57:9), looking beyond Israel. ## 🧠 Chapter Summary > [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way. ## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter Christ is the refuge under whose wings we hide (57:1). Jesus longed to gather His people as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings (Matthew 23:37), and God's exaltation over the heavens is seen in Jesus exalted above every name (Philippians 2:9). ## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application > [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way. ## 💬 Discussion Questions 1. David took refuge in God's wings while hiding in a cave (57:1). What does it look like for you to hide in God until danger passes? 2. Even surrounded by enemies, David says his heart is steadfast (57:7). What helps your heart stay steady in hard times? 3. David wants God to be exalted over all the earth (57:5, 11). How does focusing on God's glory change how you see your problems? ## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember - 📖 verse 1: David takes shelter in the shadow of God's wings until trouble passes. - 📖 verse 7: My heart is steadfast, O God, and I will sing praises. - 📖 verse 10: God's loyal love reaches to the heavens and His faithfulness to the clouds. ## 🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference - 🔗 [[1 Samuel 24#Verse 01.|1 Samuel 24:1-7]] - David spares Saul in the cave. - 🔗 [[Matthew 23#Verse 37.|Matthew 23:37]] - Jesus longs to gather His people under His wings. - 🔗 [[Psalm 108#Verse 01.|Psalm 108:1-5]] - The same praise repeated. - 🔗 [[Ruth 02#Verse 12.|Ruth 2:12]] - Refuge under the Lord's wings. - 🔗 [[Philippians 02#Verse 09.|Philippians 2:9-11]] - God exalted Jesus above every name. ## 🙏 Devotional Reflection 📝 SOAP: [[Psalm 57- SOAP|God is Faithful]] ## 📂 Internal Notes