Psalms 57:1
To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave. 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.Psalms 57:1 in the real world
Who
In what words
- אַל תַּשְׁחֵתʼAl tashchêth'Thou must not destroy'; probably the opening words to a popular song
- מִכְתָּםmiktâman engraving, i.e. (techn.) a poem
- הַוָּהhavvâhby implication, of falling); desire; also ruin
- חָסָהchâçâhto flee for protection; figuratively, to confide in
- מְעָרָהmᵉʻârâha cavern (as dark)
- צֵלtsêlshade, whether literal or figurative
- בָּרַחbârachto bolt, i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenly
- חָנַןchânanproperly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to im
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Psa 91:4, Psa 17:7–8, Psa 36:7, Psa 63:7, Psa 9:10, Psa 61:4, Psa 69:13–16, Rev 21:4