Psalms 57
1 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for my soul takes refuge in thee. Yea, in the shadow of thy wings I will take refuge until calamities be passed by.
To the Overseer. — 'Destroy not.' — A secret treasure of David, in his fleeing from the face of Saul into a cave. Favour me, O God, favour me, For in Thee is my soul trusting, And in the shadow of Thy wings I trust, Until the calamities pass over.
2 I will cry to God Most High, to God who performs for me.
I call to God Most High, To God [who] is perfecting for me.
3 He will send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him who would swallow me up. (Selah) God will send forth his loving kindness and his truth.
He sendeth from the heaven, and saveth me, He reproached — who is panting after me. (Selah) God sendeth forth His kindness and His truth.
4 My soul is among lions. I lie among those who are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
My soul [is] in the midst of lions, I lie down [among] flames — sons of men, Their teeth [are] a spear and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.
5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, thy glory above all the earth.
Be Thou exalted above the heavens, O God, Above all the earth Thine honour.
6 They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. They have dug a pit before me. They are fallen into the midst of it themselves. (Selah)
A net they have prepared for my steps, Bowed down hath my soul, They have digged before me a pit, They have fallen into its midst. (Selah)
7 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed. I will sing, yea, I will sing praises.
Prepared is my heart, O God, Prepared is my heart, I sing and praise.
8 Awake up, my glory. Awake, psaltery and harp. I myself will awake right early.
Awake, mine honour, awake, psaltery and harp, I awake the morning dawn.
9 I will give thanks to thee, O Lord, among the peoples. I will sing praises to thee among the nations.
I thank Thee among the peoples, O Lord, I praise Thee among the nations.
10 For thy loving kindness is great to the heavens, and thy truth to the skies.
For great unto the heavens [is] Thy kindness, And unto the clouds Thy truth.
11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, thy glory above all the earth.
Be thou exalted above the heavens, O God. Above all the earth Thine honour!
