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.
Untuk pemimpin biduan. Menurut lagu: Jangan memusnahkan. Miktam Dari Daud, ketika ia lari dari pada Saul, ke dalam gua. Kasihanilah aku, ya Allah, kasihanilah aku, sebab kepada-Mulah jiwaku berlindung; dalam naungan sayap-Mu aku akan berlindung, sampai berlalu penghancuran itu.
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.
Aku berseru kepada Allah, Yang Mahatinggi, kepada Allah yang menyelesaikannya bagiku.
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).
Kiranya Ia mengirim utusan dari sorga dan menyelamatkan aku, mencela orang-orang yang menginjak-injak aku. (Sela) Kiranya Allah mengirim kasih setia dan kebenaran-Nya.
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].
Aku terbaring di tengah-tengah singa yang suka menerkam anak-anak manusia, yang giginya laksana tombak dan panah, dan lidahnya laksana pedang tajam.
5 God, show in the heavens that you are very great! And show your glory to people all over the earth!
Tinggikanlah diri-Mu mengatasi langit, ya Allah! Biarlah kemuliaan-Mu mengatasi seluruh bumi!
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!
Mereka memasang jaring terhadap langkah-langkahku, ditundukkannya jiwaku, mereka menggali lobang di depanku, tetapi mereka sendiri jatuh ke dalamnya. (Sela)
7 God, I have complete confidence [DOU] in you. I will sing to you, and I will praise you while I sing.
Hatiku siap, ya Allah, hatiku siap; aku mau menyanyi, aku mau bermazmur.
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).
Bangunlah, hai jiwaku, bangunlah, hai gambus dan kecapi, aku mau membangunkan fajar!
9 Lord, I will thank you among [all] the people; and I will sing to praise you among [many] ethnic groups,
Aku mau bersyukur kepada-Mu di antara bangsa-bangsa, ya Tuhan, aku mau bermazmur bagi-Mu di antara suku-suku bangsa;
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].
sebab kasih setia-Mu besar sampai ke langit, dan kebenaran-Mu sampai ke awan-awan.
11 God, show in the heavens that you are very great! And show your glory [to people] all over the earth!
Tinggikanlah diri-Mu mengatasi langit, ya Allah! Biarlah kemuliaan-Mu mengatasi seluruh bumi!
