Psalms 57
1 To the chief Musician. 'Destroy not.' Of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul in the cave. Be gracious unto me, O God, be gracious unto me; for my soul taketh refuge in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings do I take refuge, until the calamities be overpast.
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 call unto God, the Most High; unto God that performeth [all] for me.
I will cry to God the most High; to God who hath done good to me.
3 He will send from the heavens and save me; he hath covered with reproach him that would swallow me up. (Selah) God hath sent forth his loving-kindness 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 My soul is in the midst of lions; I lie down [among] them that breathe out flames, the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, 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 exalted above the heavens, O God; let thy glory be above all the earth!
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, and thy glory above all the earth.
6 They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul was bowed down: they have digged a pit before me; they are fallen into the midst thereof. (Selah)
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 is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing, yea, I 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, lute and harp: I will wake the dawn.
Arise, O my glory, arise psaltery and harp: I will arise early.
9 I will give thee thanks among the peoples, O Lord; of thee will I sing psalms among the nations:
I will give praise to thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing a psalm to thee among the nations.
10 For thy loving-kindness is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.
For thy mercy is magnified even to the heavens: and thy truth unto the clouds.
11 Be exalted above the heavens, O God; let thy glory be above all the earth!
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth.
