Psalms 57
1 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.
Zborovođi. Po napjevu “Ne pogubi!” Davidov. Miktam. Kad je ispred Šaula pobjegao u pećinu. Smiluj mi se, Bože, o smiluj se meni jer mi se duša utječe tebi! U sjenu tvojih krila zaklanjam se dok pogibao ne mine.
2 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.
Vapijem Bogu višnjemu, Bogu koji mi čini dobro.
3 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).
Nek' pošalje s nebesa i spasi me, nek' postidi one što me progone: neka Bog pošalje dobrotu svoju i vjernost!
4 [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].
Ležim usred lavova koji proždiru ljudske sinove. Zubi su im koplja i strijele, a jezik im mač je naoštren.
5 God, show in the heavens that you are very great! And show your glory to people all over the earth!
Uzvisi se, Bože, nad nebesa, slava tvoja nek' je nad svom zemljom!
6 [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!
Mrežu namjestiše stopama mojim, stisnuše dušu moju; iskopaše preda mnom jamu: sami nek' u nju padnu!
7 God, I have complete confidence [DOU] in you. I will sing to you, and I will praise you while I sing.
Postojano je srce moje, Bože, postojano je srce moje; pjevat ću i svirati.
8 I will awaken myself; I will arise before the sun rises and [praise you while I play] my harp or my (lyre/small harp).
Probudi se, dušo moja! Probudi se, harfo i citaro! Probudit ću zoru jutarnju.
9 Lord, I will thank you among [all] the people; and I will sing to praise you among [many] ethnic groups,
Hvalit ću te, Gospode, među narodima, među pucima pjevat ću tebi:
10 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].
jer do neba je dobrota tvoja, do oblaka vjernost tvoja.
11 God, show in the heavens that you are very great! And show your glory [to people] all over the earth!
Uzvisi se, Bože, nad nebesa, slava tvoja nek' je nad svom zemljom!
