Psalms 57
1 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.
For the leader. Al tashheth. A michtam of David, when he fled from Saul into a cave. Be gracious, O God, be gracious to me, for in you I take shelter. In your sheltering wings I take refuge, till ruin be over past.
2 I call to God Most High, To God [who] is perfecting for me.
I cry to the Most High God, to the God who accomplishes for me.
3 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.
He will send me his succour from heaven, he will thrust away those who would trample me. (Selah)
4 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.
In the midst of lions I lie, who devour human prey. Their teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue is a sharpened sword.
5 Be exalted above the heavens, O God, Your glory above all the earth.
Be exalted, God, o’er the heavens, and your glory o’er all the earth.
6 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)
They set a net for my feet, but in it was their own foot caught. Before me they dug a pit, but they fell into it themselves. (Selah)
7 My heart is prepared, O God, My heart is prepared, I sing and praise.
My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast. I would sing, I would make music;
8 Awake, my glory, awake, stringed instrument and harp, I awake the morning dawn.
awake, my soul. Awake, harp and lyre; I would wake the dawn.
9 I thank You among the peoples, O Lord, I praise You among the nations.
I would praise you among the peoples, O Lord, and make music among the nations to you;
10 For Your kindness [is] great to the heavens, And Your truth to the clouds.
for great to heaven is your love, and your faithfulness to the clouds.
11 Be exalted above the heavens, O God. Your glory above all the earth!
Be exalted, God, o’er the heavens, and your glory o’er all the earth.
