Psalm 57:1

A Call For God's Protection

¹ Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious and merciful to me,
For my soul finds shelter and safety in You,
And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge and be confidently secure
Until destruction passes by.
²
I will cry to God Most High,
Who accomplishes all things on my behalf [for He completes my purpose in His plan].

Be Merciful

Have Mercy

Shadow of Your Wings

Be Gracious

Take Refuge In You

O God

David

Michtam

Saul

Psalm 91:4

He will cover you and completely protect you with His pinions,
And under His wings you will find refuge;
His faithfulness is a shield and a wall.

Isaiah 26:20

Come, my people, enter your chambers
And shut your doors behind you;
Hide for a little while
Until the [Lord’s] wrath is past.

Ruth 2:12

May the Lord repay you for your kindness, and may your reward be full from the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.”

Psalm 36:7

How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God!
The children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.

Psalm 56:1

Be gracious to me, O God, for man has trampled on me;
All day long the adversary oppresses and torments me.

Psalm 63:7

For You have been my help,
And in the shadow of Your wings [where I am always protected] I sing for joy.

Psalm 2:12

Kiss (pay respect to) the Son, so that He does not become angry, and you perish in the way,
For His wrath may soon be kindled and set aflame.
How blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] are all those who take refuge in Him!

Psalm 9:10

And those who know Your name [who have experienced Your precious mercy] will put their confident trust in You,
For You, O Lord, have not abandoned those who seek You.

Psalm 13:5

But I have trusted and relied on and been confident in Your lovingkindness and faithfulness;
My heart shall rejoice and delight in Your salvation.

Psalm 17:7-8

Wondrously show Your [marvelous and amazing] lovingkindness,
O Savior of those who take refuge at Your right hand
From those who rise up against them.

Psalm 59:1

Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;
Set me securely on an inaccessibly high place away from those who rise up against me.

Psalm 61:4

Let me dwell in Your tent forever;
Let me take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah.

Psalm 69:13-16

But as for me, my prayer is to You, O Lord, at an acceptable and opportune time;
O God, in the greatness of Your favor and in the abundance of Your lovingkindness,
Answer me with truth [that is, the faithfulness of Your salvation].

Psalm 91:1

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
Will remain secure and rest in the shadow of the Almighty [whose power no enemy can withstand].

Psalm 91:9

Because you have made the Lord, [who is] my refuge,
Even the Most High, your dwelling place,

Psalm 119:76-77

O may Your lovingkindness and graciousness comfort me,
According to Your word (promise) to Your servant.

Psalm 125:1

Those who trust in and rely on the Lord [with confident expectation]
Are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but remains forever.

Isaiah 50:10

Who is among you who fears the Lord,
Who obeys the voice of His Servant,
Yet who walks in darkness and has no light?
Let him trust and be confident in the name of the Lord and let him rely on his God.

Matthew 24:22

And if those days [of tribulation] had not been cut short, no human life would be saved; but for the sake of the elect (God’s chosen ones) those days will be shortened.

James 5:10-11

As an example, brothers and sisters, of suffering and patience, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord [as His messengers and representatives].

Revelation 7:14

I said to him, “My lord, you know [the answer].” And he said to me, “These are the people who come out of the great tribulation (persecution), and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb [because of His atoning sacrifice].

Revelation 21:4

and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be death; there will no longer be sorrow and anguish, or crying, or pain; for the former order of things has passed away.”

1 Samuel 22:1

So David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam; and when his brothers and all his father’s house heard about it, they went down there to him.

1 Samuel 24:3

On the way he came to the sheepfolds where there was a cave; and Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were sitting in the cave’s innermost recesses.

1 Samuel 24:8

Then David also got up afterward and went out of the cave and called after Saul, saying, “My lord the king!” And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the ground and lay himself face down.

Psalm 58:1

Do you indeed speak righteousness, O gods (heavenly beings)?
Do you judge fairly, O sons of men?

Psalm 142:1

I cry aloud with my voice to the Lord;
I make supplication with my voice to the Lord.

Isaiah 10:25

For yet a very little while and My indignation [against you] will be fulfilled and My anger will be directed toward the destruction of the Assyrian.”

Luke 13:34

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones [to death] those [messengers] who are sent to her [by God]! How often I have wanted to gather your children together [around Me], just as a hen gathers her young under her wings, but you were not willing!

John 16:20

I assure you and most solemnly say to you, that you will weep and grieve [in great mourning], but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.