Psalm 57:1
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Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.
In other translations
Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.
Hebrew words
חָנֵּנִיchonenishow favor to meH2603אֱלֹהִים׀'elohimO GodH430חָנֵּנִיchonenishow favor to meH2603כִּיkiforH3588בְךָvekhain youחָסָיָהchasayahit takes refugeH2620נַפְשִׁיnafshiself myH5315וּבְצֵל־uvetzel-and in [the] shadow ofH6738כְּנָפֶיךָkenafeikhawings yourH3671אֶחְסֶה'echsehI take refugeH2620עַד'aduntilH5704יַעֲבֹרya'avorit will pass byH5674הַוּוֹת׃havotdestruction<s>H1942
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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- Psalm 61:4I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.Let me dwell in Your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah
- Revelation 21:4And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”
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- Isaiah 26:20Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed.
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