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.
For the end. Destroy not: by David, for a memorial, when he fled from the presence of Saul to the cave. Have mercy, upon me, O God, have mercy upon me: for my soul has trusted in thee: and in the shadow of thy wings will I hope, until the iniquity have passed away.
2 I call to God Most High, To God [who] is perfecting for me.
I will cry to God most high; the God who has benefited me. (Pause)
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 sent from heaven and saved me; he gave to reproach them that trampled on me: God has sent forth his mercy and his truth;
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.
and he has delivered my soul from the midst of [lions']whelps: I lay down to sleep, [though] troubled. [As for] the sons of men, their teeth are arms and [missile] weapons, and their tongue a sharp sword.
5 Be Thou exalted above the heavens, O God, Above all the earth Thine honour.
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; and thy glory above 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 prepared snares for my feet, and have bowed down my soul: they have dug a pit before my face, and fallen into it [themselves]. (Pause)
7 Prepared is my heart, O God, Prepared is my heart, I sing and praise.
My heart, O God, [is] ready, my heart [is] ready: I will sing, yea will sing psalms.
8 Awake, mine honour, awake, psaltery and harp, I awake the morning dawn.
Awake, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I will awake early.
9 I thank Thee among the peoples, O Lord, I praise Thee among the nations.
O Lord, I will give thanks to thee among the nations: I will sing to thee among the Gentiles.
10 For great unto the heavens [is] Thy kindness, And unto the clouds Thy truth.
For thy mercy has been magnified even to the heavens, and thy truth to the clouds.
11 Be thou exalted above the heavens, O God. Above all the earth Thine honour!
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; and thy glory above all the earth.
