Psalms 57
1 To him that excelleth. Destroy not. A Psalme of David on Michtam. When he fled from Saul in the cave. Have mercie vpon me, O God, haue mercie vpon me: for my soule trusteth in thee, and in the shadowe of thy wings wil I trust, till these afflictions ouerpasse.
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 vnto the most high God, euen to the God, that performeth his promise toward me.
I will cry to God the most High; to God who hath done good to me.
3 He will send from heauen, and saue me from the reproofe of him that would swallowe me. (Selah) God wil send his mercy, and his trueth.
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 soule is among lions: I lie among the children of men, that are set on fire: whose teeth are speares and arrowes, and their tongue a sharpe sworde.
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 Exalt thy selfe, O God, aboue the heauen, and let thy glory be vpon all the earth.
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, and thy glory above all the earth.
6 They haue layd a net for my steps: my soule is pressed downe: they haue digged a pit before me, and are fallen into the mids of it. (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 Mine heart is prepared, O God, mine heart is prepared: I will sing and giue prayse.
My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready: I will Sing, and rehearse a psalm.
8 Awake my tongue, awake viole and harpe: I wil awake early.
Arise, O my glory, arise psaltery and harp: I will arise early.
9 I will prayse thee, O Lord, among the people, and I wil sing vnto thee 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 mercie is great vnto the heauens, and thy trueth vnto the cloudes.
For thy mercy is magnified even to the heavens: and thy truth unto the clouds.
11 Exalt thy selfe, O God, aboue the heauens, and let thy glory be vpon all the earth.
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth.
