Psalms 57
1 For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David: Michtam: when he fled from Saul, in the cave. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; for my soul taketh refuge in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge, until [these] 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 cry unto God Most High; unto God that performeth [all things] for me.
I will cry to God the most High; to God who hath done good to me.
3 He shall send from heaven, and save me, [when] he that would swallow me up reproacheth; (Selah) God shall send 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 My soul is among lions; I lie among them that are set on fire, even 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 thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; [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; thy soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me; they are fallen into the midst thereof themselves. (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 praises.
My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready: I will Sing, and rehearse a psalm.
8 Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake right early.
Arise, O my glory, arise psaltery and harp: I will arise early.
9 I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the peoples: I will sing praises unto 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 mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the skies.
For thy mercy is magnified even to the heavens: and thy truth unto the clouds.
11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; [let] thy glory [be] above all the earth.
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth.
