The Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 57:1

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee (compare the preceding psalm, Psalms 57:1 and Psalms 57:4). Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge (see the comment on Psalms 17:8; and comp.

Psalms 36:7; Psalms 61:4; Psalms 63:7; Psalms 91:4). The metaphor is first used in Deuteronomy 32:11. Until these calamities (rather, these wickednesses, or these malignities) be overpast. That they will pass away the psalmist has no doubt.

What he needs is support while they endure.

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