Psalms 57
1 To the chief music-maker; put to Al-tashheth. Michtam. Of David. When he went in flight from Saul, in the hole of the rock. Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me; for the hope of my soul is in you: I will keep myself safely under the shade of your wings, till these troubles are past.
TO THE OVERSEER. “DO NOT DESTROY.” A MIKTAM OF DAVID, IN HIS FLEEING FROM THE FACE OF SAUL INTO A CAVE. Favor me, O God, favor me, For my soul is trusting in You, And I trust in the shadow of Your wings, Until the calamities pass over.
2 I will send up my cry to the Most High God; to God who does all things for me.
I call to God Most High, To God [who] is perfecting for me.
3 He will send from heaven, and take me from the power of him whose desire is for my destruction. God will send out his mercy and his good faith.
He sends from the heavens, and saves me, He reproached [the one] who is panting after me. (Selah) God sends forth His kindness and His truth.
4 My soul is among lions; I am stretched out among those who are on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and whose tongue is 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 O God, be lifted up higher than the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth.
Be exalted above the heavens, O God, Your glory above all the earth.
6 They have made ready a net for my steps; my soul is bent down; they have made a great hole before me, and have gone down into it themselves. (Selah)
They have prepared a net for my steps, My soul has bowed down, They have dug a pit before me, They have fallen into its midst. (Selah)
7 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed; I will make songs, and give praise.
My heart is prepared, O God, My heart is prepared, I sing and praise.
8 You are my glory; let the instruments of music be awake; I myself will be awake with the dawn.
Awake, my glory, awake, stringed instrument and harp, I awake the morning dawn.
9 I will give you praise, O Lord, among the peoples; I will make songs to you among the nations.
I thank You among the peoples, O Lord, I praise You among the nations.
10 For your mercy is great, stretching up to the heavens, and your righteousness goes up to the clouds.
For Your kindness [is] great to the heavens, And Your truth to the clouds.
11 Be lifted up, O God, higher than the heavens, let your glory be over all the earth.
Be exalted above the heavens, O God. Your glory above all the earth!
