Psalms 57 — Jamieson–Fausset–Brown
57:1
1. my soul--or self, or life, which is threatened. shadow of thy wings--(Psa 17:8; 36:7). calamities--literally, "mischiefs" (Psa 52:2; 55:10).
57:2
2. performeth--or, completes what He has begun.
57:3
3. from ... swallow me up--that pants in rage after me (Psa 56:2). mercy and ... truth--(Psa 25:10; 36:5), as messengers (Psa 43:3) sent to deliver him.
57:4
4. The mingled figures of wild beasts (Psa 10:9; 17:12) and weapons of war (Psa 11:2) heighten the picture of danger. whose ... tongue--or slanders.
57:5
5. This doxology illustrates his view of the connection of his deliverance with God's glory.
57:6
6. (Compare Psa 7:15; 9:15, 16).
57:7
7. I will ... praise--both with voice and instrument.
57:8
8. Hence--he addresses his glory, or tongue (Psa 16:9; 30:12), and his psaltery, or lute, and harp. I myself ... early--literally, "I will awaken dawn," poetically expressing his zeal and diligence.
57:9–10
9-10. As His mercy and truth, so shall His praise, fill the universe.