| Chapter 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. |
2 | I will send up my cry to the Most High God; to God who does all things for me. |
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. |
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. |
5 | O God, be lifted up higher than the heavens; let your glory be over 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.) |
7 | My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed; I will make songs, and give praise. |
8 | You are my glory; let the instruments of music be awake; I myself will be awake with the dawn. |
9 | I will give you praise, O Lord, among the peoples; I will make songs to you among the nations. |
10 | For your mercy is great, stretching up to the heavens, and your righteousness goes up to the clouds. |
11 | Be lifted up, O God, higher than the heavens, let your glory be over all the earth. |