< Psalms 57 >

1 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.
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.
2 I will cry to God the most High; to God who hath done good to me.
I will cry to God most high; the God who has benefited me. (Pause)
3 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,
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;
4 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.
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.
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 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.
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)
7 My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready: I will Sing, and rehearse a psalm.
My heart, O God, [is] ready, my heart [is] ready: I will sing, yea will sing psalms.
8 Arise, O my glory, arise psaltery and harp: I will arise early.
Awake, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I will awake early.
9 I will give praise to thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing a psalm to thee among the nations.
O Lord, I will give thanks to thee among the nations: I will sing to thee among the Gentiles.
10 For thy mercy is magnified even to the heavens: and thy truth unto the clouds.
For thy mercy has been magnified even to the heavens, and thy truth to 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.

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