Psalm 57

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Psalm 57 is a biblical psalm traditionally attributed to David, expressing trust in God’s protection and mercy amid persecution.

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Psalm 57 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Biblical psalm ⓘ
Religious text ⓘ
bookNumberInPsalms 57 ⓘ
canonicalStatus Canonical scripture ⓘ
containsSuperscription Yes ⓘ
context Persecution ⓘ
divisionInPsalter Book Two of Psalms ⓘ
genre Lament psalm ⓘ
Prayer ⓘ
Psalm of trust ⓘ
hasParallelThemesWith Psalm 56 ⓘ
Psalm 59 ⓘ
imagery God as refuge in the shadow of wings ⓘ
influenced Christian hymnody ⓘ
Religious music settings ⓘ
keyConcept Deliverance from enemies ⓘ
God’s faithfulness ⓘ
Steadfast heart ⓘ
language Hebrew ⓘ
liturgicalUse Christian liturgy ⓘ
Jewish liturgy ⓘ
motif Exaltation of God above the heavens ⓘ
musicalDirection Do Not Destroy (Al-tashheth) ⓘ
To the chief musician ⓘ
openingVerse “Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me” ⓘ
partOf Book of Psalms ⓘ
linked to: Psalms

Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
scripturalCollection Ketuvim ⓘ
structure Petition followed by praise ⓘ
superscriptionMentions David ⓘ
Miktam ⓘ
When he fled from Saul in the cave ⓘ
testament Old Testament ⓘ
theme Divine mercy ⓘ
Divine protection ⓘ
Praise of God ⓘ
Refuge in God ⓘ
Trust in God ⓘ
traditionallyAttributedTo David ⓘ
usedIn Personal devotion ⓘ
Public worship ⓘ
verseCountApprox 11 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Psalm 108 → textSource → Psalm 57 ⓘ