☰ PSALMS 57
57
Prayer for Rescue from Persecutors.
For the choir director; set to †Al-tashheth. A •Mikhtam of David, ^when he fled from Saul in the cave.
1 Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me,
For my soul Atakes refuge in You;
And in the Bshadow of Your wings I will take refuge
Until destruction Cpasses by.
2 I will cry to God Most High,
To God who Aaccomplishes all things for me.
3 He will Asend from heaven and save me;
He reproaches him who 1Btramples upon me. 2
Selah.
God will send forth His Clovingkindness and His 3truth.
4 My soul is among Alions;
I must lie among those who breathe forth fire,
Even the sons of men, whose Bteeth are spears and arrows
And their Ctongue a sharp sword.
5  ABe exalted above the heavens, O God;
Let Your glory be above all the earth.
6 They have 1prepared a Anet for my steps;
My soul is Bbowed down;
They Cdug a pit before me;
They themselves have Dfallen into the midst of it.
Selah.
7  AMy Bheart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast;
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises!
8  Awake, Amy glory!
Awake, Bharp and lyre!
I will awaken the dawn.
9  AI will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to You among the 1nations.
10 For Your Alovingkindness is great to the heavens
And Your 1truth to the clouds.
11  ABe exalted above the heavens, O God;
Let Your glory be above all the earth.
† 57: Lit Do Not Destroy • 57: Possibly, Epigrammatic Poem or Atonement Psalm ^ 57: 1 Sam 22:1; 24:3 A 57:1 Ps 2:12; 34:22 B 57:1 Ruth 2:12; Ps 17:8; 36:7; 63:7; 91:4 C 57:1 Is 26:20 A 57:2 Ps 138:8 A 57:3 Ps 18:16; 144:5, 7 1 57:3 Or snaps at B 57:3 Ps 56:2 2 57:3 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude C 57:3 Ps 25:10; 40:11 3 57:3 Or faithfulness A 57:4 Ps 35:17; 58:6 B 57:4 Prov 30:14 C 57:4 Ps 55:21; 59:7; 64:3; Prov 12:18 A 57:5 Ps 57:11; 108:5 1 57:6 Or spread A 57:6 Ps 10:9; 31:4; 35:7; 140:5 B 57:6 Ps 145:14 C 57:6 Ps 7:15 D 57:6 Prov 26:27; 28:10; Eccl 10:8 A 57:7 Ps 57:7-11; 108:1-5 B 57:7 Ps 112:7 A 57:8 Ps 16:9; 30:12 B 57:8 Ps 150:3 A 57:9 Ps 108:3 1 57:9 Lit peoples A 57:10 Ps 36:5; 103:11; 108:4 1 57:10 Or faithfulness A 57:11 Ps 57:5; 108:5
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