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Psa 57:1 — [[To the chief Musician, Altaschith, 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Entire Verse.		A. M. 2943. B.C. 1061.
(Title) Al-tas-chith		"or, destroy not. A golden Psalm. This Psalm is supposed to have been called {al tashcheth,} or ""destroy not,"" because David thus addressed one of his followers when about to kill Saul in the cave; and {michtam,} or ""golden,"" because written, or worthy to be written, in gold Psa 58:1; Psa 59:1; *titles"
(Title) when		Psa 142:1; *title; 1Sa 22:1; 1Sa 24:3,8
be		Psa 56:1; Psa 69:13-16; Psa 119:76,77
soul		Psa 9:10; Psa 13:5; Psa 125:1; Isa 50:10
shadow		Psa 17:7,8; Psa 36:7; Psa 61:4; Psa 63:7; Psa 91:1,4,9; Rth 2:12; Luk 13:34
until		Isa 10:25; Isa 26:20; Mat 24:22; Jhn 16:20; Jam 5:10,11; Rev 7:14; Rev 21:4

Correlating Passages

(Title) Al-tas-chith

	Psa 58:1	[[To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David.]] Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
	Psa 59:1	[[To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.]] Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.

(Title) when

	Psa 142:1	[[Maschil of David; A Prayer when he was in the cave.]] I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication.
	1Sa 22:1	David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard [it], they went down thither to him.
	1Sa 24:3	And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where [was] a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.
	1Sa 24:8	David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.

	Psa 56:1	[[To the chief Musician upon Jonathelemrechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath.]] Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.
	Psa 69:13	But as for me, my prayer [is] unto thee, O LORD, [in] an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.
	Psa 69:14	Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.
	Psa 69:15	Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.
	Psa 69:16	Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness [is] good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.
	Psa 119:76	Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
	Psa 119:77	Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law [is] my delight.

soul

	Psa 9:10	And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
	Psa 13:5	But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.
	Psa 125:1	[[A Song of degrees.]] They that trust in the LORD [shall be] as mount Zion, [which] cannot be removed, [but] abideth for ever.
	Isa 50:10	Who [is] among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh [in] darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.

shadow

	Psa 17:7	Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust [in thee] from those that rise up [against them].
	Psa 17:8	Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
	Psa 36:7	How excellent [is] thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
	Psa 61:4	I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.
	Psa 63:7	Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
	Psa 91:1	He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
	Psa 91:4	He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth [shall be thy] shield and buckler.
	Psa 91:9	Because thou hast made the LORD, [which is] my refuge, [even] the most High, thy habitation;
	Rth 2:12	The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
	Luk 13:34	O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen [doth gather] her brood under [her] wings, and ye would not!

until

	Isa 10:25	For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction.
	Isa 26:20	Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
	Mat 24:22	And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
	Jhn 16:20	Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
	Jam 5:10	Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
	Jam 5:11	Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
	Rev 7:14	And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
	Rev 21:4	And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

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Scott, Thomas. "Psalms 57:1," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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