Psalms 57:2

“I will cry unto God most high, etc.] To remember him in his low estate, and who is higher than the highest, than Saul and his mighty men with him. This epithet David no doubt made use of, to encourage his faith in the Lord, who is above all, and can do all things; as follows; unto God that performeth [all things] for me; in a providential way, having made him, upheld him in being, fed and clothed him, preserved him, and followed him with his goodness all his days; and in a way of grace he performed all his purposes concerning him, all his promises unto him, and was performing and would perfect the work of grace in him; (see <19D808>Psalm 138:8 <500106>Philippians 1:6). The Targum adds a…”

“performeth--or, completes what He has begun.”

“I will cry unto God most high - The idea is - God is exalted above all creatures; all events are “under” him, and he can control them. The appeal was not to man, however exalted; not to an angel, however far he may be above man; it was an appeal made at once to the Supreme Being, the God to whom all worlds and all creatures are subject, and under whose protection, therefore, he must be safe. Unto God that performeth all things for me - The word used here, and rendered “performeth” - גמר gâmar - means properly to bring to an end; to complete; to perfect. The idea here is, that it is the character of God, that he “completes” or “perfects,” or brings to a happy issue all his plans. The…”

“57:2 God Most High (Hebrew Elohim-Elyon) is a generic title for God, who is more powerful than all real or imagined supernatural beings (see 91:1; 97:9; Gen 14:18-22). • who will fulfill his purpose: Or who will end my [trouble], or who deals kindly with me.”

“God most: Psa 56:2, Psa 136:2, Psa 136:3; Isa 57:15 that: Psa 138:8; Isa 26:12; Phi 1:6, Phi 2:12; Heb 13:21 Psalms 57:3”