Psalms 57
1 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.
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 will send up my cry to the Most High God; to God who does all things for me.
I will cry to God most high; the God who has benefited me. (Pause)
3 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.
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 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.
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 O God, be lifted up higher than the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth.
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; and thy glory above all the earth.
6 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)
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 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed; I will make songs, and give praise.
My heart, O God, [is] ready, my heart [is] ready: I will sing, yea will sing psalms.
8 You are my glory; let the instruments of music be awake; I myself will be awake with the dawn.
Awake, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I will awake early.
9 I will give you praise, O Lord, among the peoples; I will make songs to you among the nations.
O Lord, I will give thanks to thee among the nations: I will sing to thee among the Gentiles.
10 For your mercy is great, stretching up to the heavens, and your righteousness goes up to the clouds.
For thy mercy has been magnified even to the heavens, and thy truth to the clouds.
11 Be lifted up, O God, higher than the heavens, let your glory be over all the earth.
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; and thy glory above all the earth.
