Psalms — Chapter 57
For the leader; al tashḥeth.aal tashḥeth Meaning of Heb. uncertain. Of David. A michtam; when he fled from Saul into a cave.
Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me,for I seek refuge in You,I seek refuge in the shadow of Your wings,until danger passes.
I call to God Most High,to God who is good to me,
who will reach down from heaven and deliver me—sending down steadfast love;my persecutor reviles. Selah.
As for me, I lie down among lions who devour humans—whose teeth are spears and arrows,whose tongue is a sharp sword.
Exalt Yourself over the heavens, O God,let Your glory be over all the earth!
They prepared a net for my feet to ensnare me;bto ensnare me Cf. Mishnaic Heb. kefifah, a wicker basket used in fishing. they dug a pit for me,but they fell into it. Selah.
cCf. 108.2–6. My heart is firm, O God;my heart is firm;I will sing, I will chant a hymn.
Awake, O my soul!Awake, O harp and lyre!I will wake the dawn.
I will praise You among the peoples, O my Sovereign;I will sing a hymn to You among the nations—
for Your faithfulness is as high as heaven;Your steadfastness reaches to the sky.
Exalt Yourself over the heavens, O God,let Your glory be over all the earth!
✦ Connected Across Traditions
The Golden Rule
Matthew 7:12
“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
Hadith (An-Nawawi 13)
“None of you truly believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself.”
Mahabharata 5.1517
“One should never do to another what one regards as injurious to oneself.”
Dhammapada 10:1
“All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill.”
Divine Compassion & Mercy
Quran 1:1
“In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.”
Luke 6:36
“Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.”
Snp 1.8
“As a mother would risk her life to protect her child, her only child, even so should one cultivate a limitless heart with regard to all beings.”
Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 1
“One Universal Creator God. The Name Is Truth. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred.”
Good vs Evil / Light vs Darkness
Yasna 30:3
“Now the two primal Spirits, who reveal themselves as Twins, are the Better and the Bad, in thought and word and action.”
John 1:5
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
Dhammapada 1:1-2
“Mind is the forerunner of all actions. If one speaks or acts with a pure mind, happiness follows like a shadow.”
Bhagavad Gita 16:21
“There are three gates to self-destructive hell: lust, anger, and greed. Therefore, one must learn to give these up.”