Psalm 57 References

Exod. 19:4

⁴ ‘You have seen what I did to the Egyptians. You know how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.

Exod. 25:17-20

¹⁷ “Then make the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—from pure gold. It must be 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.^{* 18} Then make two cherubim from hammered gold, and place them on the two ends of the atonement cover. ¹⁹ Mold the cherubim on each end of the atonement cover, making it all of one piece of gold. ²⁰ The cherubim will face each other and look down on the atonement cover. With their wings spread above it, they will protect it.

Exod. 37:9

⁹ The cherubim faced each other and looked down on the atonement cover. With their wings spread above it, they protected it.

Deut. 32:11

¹¹ Like an eagle that rouses her chicks

and hovers over her young,

so he spread his wings to take them up

and carried them safely on his pinions.

1 Sam. 22:1-2

David at the Cave of Adullam

So David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam. Soon his brothers and all his other relatives joined him there. ² Then others began coming—men who were in trouble or in debt or who were just discontented—until David was the captain of about 400 men.

Ps. 4:8

⁸ In peace I will lie down and sleep,

for you alone, O Lord, will keep me safe.

Ps. 17:8

⁸ Guard me as you would guard your own eyes.^*

Hide me in the shadow of your wings.

Ps. 36:7

⁷ How precious is your unfailing love, O God!

All humanity finds shelter

in the shadow of your wings.

Ps. 61:4

⁴ Let me live forever in your sanctuary,

safe beneath the shelter of your wings!

Ps. 63:6-7

⁶ I lie awake thinking of you,

meditating on you through the night.

⁷ Because you are my helper,

I sing for joy in the shadow of your wings

Ps. 90:1-2

¹ Lord, through all the generations

you have been our home!

² Before the mountains were born,

before you gave birth to the earth and the world,

from beginning to end, you are God.

Ps. 91:1-4

¹ Those who live in the shelter of the Most High

will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

² This I declare about the Lord:

He alone is my refuge, my place of safety;

he is my God, and I trust him.

³ For he will rescue you from every trap

and protect you from deadly disease.

⁴ He will cover you with his feathers.

He will shelter you with his wings.

His faithful promises are your armor and protection.

Ps. 138:8

⁸ The Lord will work out his plans for my life—

for your faithful love, O Lord, endures forever.

Don’t abandon me, for you made me.

Dan. 6:22

²² My God sent his angel to shut the lions’ mouths so that they would not hurt me, for I have been found innocent in his sight. And I have not wronged you, Your Majesty.”

Matt. 23:37

³⁷ “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones God’s messengers! How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks beneath her wings, but you wouldn’t let me.

Luke 13:34

³⁴ “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones God’s messengers! How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks beneath her wings, but you wouldn’t let me.

John 15:4-5

⁴ Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me.

⁵ “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.

Rom. 8:18

¹⁸ Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later.

Heb. 10:19-25

A Call to Persevere

¹⁹ And so, dear brothers and sisters,^* we can boldly enter heaven’s Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus. ²⁰ By his death,^* Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place. ²¹ And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God’s house, ²² let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.

²³ Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. ²⁴ Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. ²⁵ And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.

Gen. 50:20

²⁰ You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people.

Exod. 14:13-15

¹³ But Moses told the people, “Don’t be afraid. Just stand still and watch the Lord rescue you today. The Egyptians you see today will never be seen again. ¹⁴ The Lord himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.”

Escape through the Red Sea

¹⁵ Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the people to get moving!

Ps. 7:15

¹⁵ They dig a deep pit to trap others,

then fall into it themselves.

Ps. 9:15

¹⁵ The nations have fallen into the pit they dug for others.

Their own feet have been caught in the trap they set.

Ps. 34:3

³ Come, let us tell of the Lord’s greatness;

let us exalt his name together.

Ps. 35:7-9

⁷ I did them no wrong, but they laid a trap for me.

I did them no wrong, but they dug a pit to catch me.

⁸ So let sudden ruin come upon them!

Let them be caught in the trap they set for me!

Let them be destroyed in the pit they dug for me.

⁹ Then I will rejoice in the Lord.

I will be glad because he rescues me.

Ps. 51:10-13

¹⁰ Create in me a clean heart, O God.

Renew a loyal spirit within me.

¹¹ Do not banish me from your presence,

and don’t take your Holy Spirit^* from me.

¹² Restore to me the joy of your salvation,

and make me willing to obey you.

¹³ Then I will teach your ways to rebels,

and they will return to you.

Ps. 108:1-5

¹ My heart is confident in you, O God;

no wonder I can sing your praises with all my heart!

² Wake up, lyre and harp!

I will wake the dawn with my song.

³ I will thank you, Lord, among all the people.

I will sing your praises among the nations.

⁴ For your unfailing love is higher than the heavens.

Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

⁵ Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens.

May your glory shine over all the earth.

Ps. 118:21-24

²¹ I thank you for answering my prayer

and giving me victory!

²² The stone that the builders rejected

has now become the cornerstone.

²³ This is the Lord’s doing,

and it is wonderful to see.

²⁴ This is the day the Lord has made.

We will rejoice and be glad in it.

Ps. 119:5

⁵ Oh, that my actions would consistently

reflect your decrees!

Lam. 3:22-23

²² The faithful love of the Lord never ends!^*

His mercies never cease.

²³ Great is his faithfulness;

his mercies begin afresh each morning.

Hab. 2:14

¹⁴ For as the waters fill the sea,

the earth will be filled with an awareness

of the glory of the Lord.

Matt. 5:13-16

Teaching about Salt and Light

¹³ “You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.

¹⁴ “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. ¹⁵ No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. ¹⁶ In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.

Matt. 28:18-20

¹⁸ Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. ¹⁹ Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations,^* baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. ²⁰ Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

John 3:16

¹⁶ “For this is how God loved the world: He gave^* his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.

Rom. 5:1-5

Faith Brings Joy

Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace^* with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. ² Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory.

³ We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. ⁴ And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. ⁵ And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.

Rom. 8:28-39

²⁸ And we know that God causes everything to work together^* for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. ²⁹ For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn^* among many brothers and sisters. ³⁰ And having chosen them, he called them to come to him. And having called them, he gave them right standing with himself. And having given them right standing, he gave them his glory.

Nothing Can Separate Us from God’s Love

³¹ What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us? ³² Since he did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t he also give us everything else? ³³ Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? No one—for God himself has given us right standing with himself. ³⁴ Who then will condemn us? No one—for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and he is sitting in the place of honor at God’s right hand, pleading for us.

³⁵ Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? ³⁶ (As the Scriptures say, “For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.”^* ) ³⁷ No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.

³⁸ And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,^* neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. ³⁹ No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

1 Cor. 10:31

³¹ So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

Phil. 1:19-21

¹⁹ For I know that as you pray for me and the Spirit of Jesus Christ helps me, this will lead to my deliverance.

Paul’s Life for Christ

²⁰ For I fully expect and hope that I will never be ashamed, but that I will continue to be bold for Christ, as I have been in the past. And I trust that my life will bring honor to Christ, whether I live or die. ²¹ For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better.