Psalms 57

1Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.

1 Be gracious unto me, OGod, be gracious unto me; for my soul taketh refuge in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings do I take refuge, until the calamities be overpast.

1Unto the end, destroy not, for David, for an inscription of a title.

2I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.

2 I will call untoGod, the Most High; untoGod that performeth [all] for me.

2If in very deed ye speak justice: judge right things, ye sons of men.

3He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.

3 He will send from the heavens and save me; he hath covered with reproach him that would swallow me up. Selah.God hath sent forth his loving-kindness and his truth.

3For in your heart you work iniquity: your hands forge injustice in the earth.

4My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

4 My soul is in the midst of lions; I lie down [among] them that breathe out flames, the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

4The wicked are alienated from the womb; they have gone astray from the womb: they have spoken false things.

5Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.

5 Be exalted above the heavens, OGod; let thy glory be above all the earth!

5Their madness is according to the likeness of a serpent: like the deaf asp that stoppeth her ears:

6They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.

6 They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul was bowed down: they have digged a pit before me; they are fallen into the midst thereof. Selah.

6Which will not hear the voice of the charmers; nor of the wizard that charmeth wisely.

7My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.

7 My heart is fixed, OGod, my heart is fixed: I will sing, yea, I will sing psalms.

7God shall break in pieces their teeth in their mouth: the Lord shall break the grinders of the lions.

8Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.

8 Awake, my glory; awake, lute and harp: I will wake the dawn.

8They shall come to nothing, like water running down; he hath bent his bow till they be weakened.

9I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.

9 I will give thee thanks among the peoples, O Lord; of thee will I sing psalms among the nations:

9Like wax that melteth they shall be taken away: fire hath fallen on them, and they shall not see the sun.

10For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.

10 For thy loving-kindness is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.

10Before your thorns could know the brier; he swalloweth them up, as alive, in his wrath.

11Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.

11 Be exalted above the heavens, OGod; let thy glory be above all the earth!

11The just shall rejoice when he shall see the revenge: he shall wash his hands in the blood of the sinner.

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12And man shall say: If indeed there be fruit to the just: there is indeed a God that judgeth them on the earth.