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Psalm 57:2
I cry out to God Most High, to God who accomplishes my requests for me.
1For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David, when he fled from Saul, in the cave. Be merciful to me, God, be merciful to me, for my soul takes refuge in you. Yes, in the shadow of your wings, I will take refuge, until disaster has passed.
2I cry out to God Most High, to God who accomplishes my requests for me.
3He will send from heaven, and save me, he rebukes the one who is pursuing me. Selah. God will send out his loving kindness and his truth.
4My soul is among lions. I lie among those who are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
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“God Most High” is the name David cries out from hiding, joining God's supremacy to his trust that God will act on his behalf.
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Psalm 138:8The LORD will fulfill that which concerns me. Your loving kindness, LORD, endures forever. Don’t forsake the works of your own hands.Both prayers express trust that God will carry out what concerns the person praying, with his loving kindness named in their setting.
Philippians 1:6being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.Both express confidence in God's action: David trusts God with his requests, and Paul trusts God to complete the good work he began.
Hebrews 13:21make you complete in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory …Both look to God to act for his people; Hebrews asks him to equip them to do his will.
Isaiah 26:12LORD, you will ordain peace for us, for you have also done all our work for us.David trusts God to accomplish his requests, while Isaiah credits God with the work done for his people.
Psalm 136:2–3Give thanks to the God of gods, for his loving kindness endures forever.“God Most High” and “God of gods” both name God's supremacy, addressed through a cry in one psalm and thanks in the other.
Philippians 2:12So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and …The connection is limited: David trusts God's action on his behalf, while Philippians urges believers to work out their salvation with fear and trembling.
Hebrews 7:1For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,“God Most High” names both the God David cries to and the God whom Melchizedek serves as priest.
Isaiah 57:15For the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy, says: “I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble …Both join God's exalted position with his care for people: David trusts his help, and Isaiah names his care for the humble.
Genesis 14:18Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High.David addresses “God Most High,” the same title used for the God whom Melchizedek serves as priest.
Psalm 56:2My enemies want to swallow me up all day long, for they are many who fight proudly against me.Psalm 56 names enemies who threaten to swallow the speaker, matching the danger surrounding David's cry in Psalm 57.
Acts 16:17Following Paul and us, she cried out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us a way of salvation!”David cries to “God Most High,” while the woman following Paul identifies the men as servants of “the Most High God.”
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David speaks with confidence while he is still in hiding. Your cry need not wait until danger passes; the God he addresses is Most High even there.
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