Psalms 57
1 To the Overseer. — 'Destroy not.' — A secret treasure of David, in his fleeing from the face of Saul into a cave. Favour me, O God, favour me, For in Thee is my soul trusting, And in the shadow of Thy wings I trust, Until the calamities pass over.
To the chief music-maker; put to Al-tashheth. Michtam. Of David. When he went in flight from Saul, in the hole of the rock. Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me; for the hope of my soul is in you: I will keep myself safely under the shade of your wings, till these troubles are past.
2 I call to God Most High, To God [who] is perfecting for me.
I will send up my cry to the Most High God; to God who does all things for me.
3 He sendeth from the heaven, and saveth me, He reproached — who is panting after me. (Selah) God sendeth forth His kindness and His truth.
He will send from heaven, and take me from the power of him whose desire is for my destruction. God will send out his mercy and his good faith.
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.
My soul is among lions; I am stretched out among those who are on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and whose tongue is a sharp sword.
5 Be Thou exalted above the heavens, O God, Above all the earth Thine honour.
O God, be lifted up higher than the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth.
6 A net they have prepared for my steps, Bowed down hath my soul, They have digged before me a pit, They have fallen into its midst. (Selah)
They have made ready a net for my steps; my soul is bent down; they have made a great hole before me, and have gone down into it themselves. (Selah)
7 Prepared is my heart, O God, Prepared is my heart, I sing and praise.
My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed; I will make songs, and give praise.
8 Awake, mine honour, awake, psaltery and harp, I awake the morning dawn.
You are my glory; let the instruments of music be awake; I myself will be awake with the dawn.
9 I thank Thee among the peoples, O Lord, I praise Thee among the nations.
I will give you praise, O Lord, among the peoples; I will make songs to you among the nations.
10 For great unto the heavens [is] Thy kindness, And unto the clouds Thy truth.
For your mercy is great, stretching up to the heavens, and your righteousness goes up to the clouds.
11 Be thou exalted above the heavens, O God. Above all the earth Thine honour!
Be lifted up, O God, higher than the heavens, let your glory be over all the earth.
