Psalms 57
1 to/for to conduct Do Not Destroy Do Not Destroy to/for David Miktam in/on/with to flee he from face: before Saul in/on/with cave be gracious me God be gracious me for in/on/with you to seek refuge soul my and in/on/with shadow wing your to seek refuge till to pass desire
God, be merciful to me! Act mercifully toward me because I come to you to protect me. I ask you to protect me [like little birds are protected under their mother’s] wings [MET] until the storm/danger is ended.
2 to call: call to to/for God Most High to/for God to cease upon me
God, you who are greater than all other gods, I cry out to you, the one who enables me to do all that you desire.
3 to send: depart from heaven and to save me to taunt to crush me (Selah) to send: depart God kindness his and truth: faithful his
You will answer me from heaven and rescue me, but you will cause those who oppress me to be [defeated and] disgraced! (Think about that!) God will [always] faithfully love me and (will be faithful/will do what he promises).
4 soul my in/on/with midst lion to lie down: lay down to kindle son: child man tooth their spear and arrow and tongue their sword sharp
[Sometimes] I am surrounded by [my enemies who are like] lions that [kill] humans; [they are like] lions that chew with their teeth [animals that they kill]; but my enemies have spears and arrows, not teeth; and [the false things that] they say [MTY] [hurt people as much as] sharp swords [hurt people] [MET].
5 to exalt [emph?] upon [the] heaven God upon all [the] land: country/planet glory your
God, show in the heavens that you are very great! And show your glory to people all over the earth!
6 net to establish: establish to/for beat my to bend soul my to pierce to/for face: before my pit to fall: fall in/on/with midst her (Selah)
[It is as if] [MET, HYP] my enemies spread a net to seize me, and I became very distressed [IDM]. [It is as if] [MET, HYP] they dug a deep pit along the path where I walk, but they themselves fell into it!
7 to establish: establish heart my God to establish: establish heart my to sing and to sing
God, I have complete confidence [DOU] in you. I will sing to you, and I will praise you while I sing.
8 to rouse [emph?] glory my to rouse [emph?] [the] harp and lyre to rouse dawn
I will awaken myself; I will arise before the sun rises and [praise you while I play] my harp or my (lyre/small harp).
9 to give thanks you in/on/with people Lord to sing you not people
Lord, I will thank you among [all] the people; and I will sing to praise you among [many] ethnic groups,
10 for great: large till heaven kindness your and till cloud truth: faithful your
because your faithful love for us is [as great as the distance from the earth] to the sky, and because your (faithfulness/faithfully doing what you promise) is [as great as the distance] up to the clouds [MET].
11 to exalt [emph?] upon heaven God upon all [the] land: country/planet glory your
God, show in the heavens that you are very great! And show your glory [to people] all over the earth!
