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.
Unto the end. May you not destroy. Of David, with the inscription of a title, when he fled from Saul into a cave. Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me. For my soul trusts in you. And I will hope in the shadow of your wings, until iniquity passes away.
2 I call to God Most High, To God [who] is perfecting for me.
I will cry out to God Most High, to God who has been kind to 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 sent from heaven and freed me. He has surrendered into disgrace those who trampled me. God has sent 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 rescued my soul from the midst of the young lions. I slept troubled. The sons of men: their teeth are weapons and arrows, and their tongue is a sharp sword.
5 Be Thou exalted above the heavens, O God, Above all the earth Thine honour.
Be exalted above the heavens, O God, and your 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 prepared a snare for my feet, and they bowed down my soul. They dug a pit before my face, yet they have fallen into it.
7 Prepared is my heart, O God, Prepared is my heart, I sing and praise.
My heart is prepared, O God, my heart is prepared. I will sing, and I will compose a psalm.
8 Awake, mine honour, awake, psaltery and harp, I awake the morning dawn.
Rise up, my glory. Rise up, psaltery and harp. I will arise in early morning.
9 I thank Thee among the peoples, O Lord, I praise Thee among the nations.
I will confess to you, O Lord, among the peoples. I will compose a psalm to you among the nations.
10 For great unto the heavens [is] Thy kindness, And unto the clouds Thy truth.
For your mercy has been magnified, even to the heavens, and your truth, even to the clouds.
11 Be thou exalted above the heavens, O God. Above all the earth Thine honour!
Be exalted above the heavens, O God, and your glory above all the earth.
