The Meaning of Psalms 57:2 Explained

Psalms 57:2

KJV: I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.

YLT: I call to God Most High, To God who is perfecting for me.

Darby: I will call unto God, the Most High; unto God that performeth all for me.

ASV: I will cry unto God Most High, Unto God that performeth all things for me.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

I will cry  unto God  most high;  unto God  that performeth  [all things] for me. 

What does Psalms 57:2 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 57:1-11 - "in The Shadow Of Thy Wings"
This is one of the choicest psalms. It dates from Adullam or Engedi. It consists of two sections, each of which ends with the same refrain, Psalms 57:5; Psalms 57:11.
First strophe, Psalms 57:1-5
The fugitive among rocky fastnesses hears the roar of the wild beast, but lies quietly in his hiding-place. God's angels will shut lions' mouths. "As the wings of a mother-bird intercept the danger that menaces her nestlings, so the loving care of God protects His people. Is there not here a trace of words uttered earlier by David's ancestor? Ruth 2:12; Deuteronomy 32:11.
Second strophe, Psalms 57:6-11
Before we can awake and sing, we must be conscious that we are touching bedrock. If we are without assurance of salvation, we shall be songless and joyless. In this short psalm the singer has sung himself clear into the blue heaven. He awakes the dawn with His notes. God's mercy and truth-or faithfulness-like guardian angels in the meanwhile keep watch. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 57

1  David in prayer fleeing unto God, complains of his dangerous case
7  He encourages himself to praise God

What do the individual words in Psalms 57:2 mean?

I will cry out to God Most High to God who performs [all things] for me
אֶ֭קְרָא לֵֽאלֹהִ֣ים עֶלְי֑וֹן לָ֝אֵ֗ל גֹּמֵ֥ר עָלָֽי

אֶ֭קְרָא  I  will  cry  out 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: קָרָא  
Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
לֵֽאלֹהִ֣ים  to  God 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
עֶלְי֑וֹן  Most  High 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: עֶלְיׄון 
Sense: high, upper.
לָ֝אֵ֗ל  to  God 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֵל 
Sense: god, god-like one, mighty one.
גֹּמֵ֥ר  who  performs  [all  things] 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: גָּמַר  
Sense: to end, come to an end, complete, cease.
עָלָֽי  for  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.