Psalms 57
1 For the end. Destroy not: by David, for a memorial, when he fled from the presence of Saul to the cave. Have mercy, upon me, O God, have mercy upon me: for my soul has trusted in thee: and in the shadow of thy wings will I hope, until the iniquity have passed away.
Unto the end, destroy not, for David, for an inscription of a title, when he fled from Saul into the cave. Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me: for my soul trusteth in thee. And in the shadow of thy wings will I hope, until iniquity pass away.
2 I will cry to God most high; the God who has benefited me. (Pause)
I will cry to God the most High; to God who hath done good to me.
3 He sent from heaven and saved me; he gave to reproach them that trampled on me: God has sent forth his mercy and his truth;
He hath sent from heaven and delivered me: he hath made them a reproach that trod upon me. God hath sent his mercy and his truth,
4 and he has delivered my soul from the midst of [lions']whelps: I lay down to sleep, [though] troubled. [As for] the sons of men, their teeth are arms and [missile] weapons, and their tongue a sharp sword.
And he hath delivered my soul from the midst of the young lions. I slept troubled. The sons of men, whose teeth are weapons and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; and thy glory above all the earth.
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, and thy glory above all the earth.
6 They have prepared snares for my feet, and have bowed down my soul: they have dug a pit before my face, and fallen into it [themselves]. (Pause)
They prepared a snare for my feet; and they bowed down my soul. They dug a pit before my face, and they are fallen into it.
7 My heart, O God, [is] ready, my heart [is] ready: I will sing, yea will sing psalms.
My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready: I will Sing, and rehearse a psalm.
8 Awake, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I will awake early.
Arise, O my glory, arise psaltery and harp: I will arise early.
9 O Lord, I will give thanks to thee among the nations: I will sing to thee among the Gentiles.
I will give praise to thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing a psalm to thee among the nations.
10 For thy mercy has been magnified even to the heavens, and thy truth to the clouds.
For thy mercy is magnified even to the heavens: and thy truth unto the clouds.
11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; and thy glory above all the earth.
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth.
