Bible Strands
Psalms 57:2
I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills His purpose for me.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David, hiding in a cave while Saul hunts him, addresses God Most High in the middle of that flight.
The words — גֹּמֵר (gomer, H1584) literally means "to finish, complete, bring to an end"; the supplied gloss here is "avenges," and the BSB's "fulfills His purpose" softens a word that in context can mean God settles the account against the pursuer.
The thread — The same root appears in Psalms 138:8 ("The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me"); the "carry to completion" idea recurs in Philippians 1:6 and Hebrews 13:21.
Why it lands — The verse asks the reader to hold both readings at once: God finishes what He began, and that finishing includes dealing with the threat, not merely outlasting it.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.
Cross-references
- Psalms 138:8 The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever—do not abandon the works of Your hands.
- Philippians 1:6 being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
- Hebrews 13:21 equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
- Isaiah 26:12 O LORD, You will establish peace for us. For all that we have accomplished, You have done for us.
- Psalms 136:2 Give thanks to the God of gods. His loving devotion endures forever.
- Philippians 2:12 Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
- Isaiah 57:15 For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.
- Psalms 56:2 My enemies pursue me all day long, for many proudly assail me.