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.
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.
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.
I will call vnto the most high God, euen to the God, that performeth his promise toward me.
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).
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.
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].
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.
5 God, show in the heavens that you are very great! And show your glory to people all over the earth!
Exalt thy selfe, O God, aboue the heauen, and let thy glory be vpon all the earth.
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!
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)
7 God, I have complete confidence [DOU] in you. I will sing to you, and I will praise you while I sing.
Mine heart is prepared, O God, mine heart is prepared: I will sing and giue prayse.
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).
Awake my tongue, awake viole and harpe: I wil awake early.
9 Lord, I will thank you among [all] the people; and I will sing to praise you among [many] ethnic groups,
I will prayse thee, O Lord, among the people, and I wil sing vnto thee among the nations.
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].
For thy mercie is great vnto the heauens, and thy trueth vnto the cloudes.
11 God, show in the heavens that you are very great! And show your glory [to people] all over the earth!
Exalt thy selfe, O God, aboue the heauens, and let thy glory be vpon all the earth.
