Psa 57 | ABEn | STEP | To the director; do not utterly destroy; to David; for an inscription on a monument; in his running away from the face of Saul into the cave. Show mercy on me, O God, show mercy on me! For [ 3 upon 4 you 2 yielded 1 my soul]. And in the shadow of your wings I shall hope, until of which time [ 2 should go by 1 lawlessness].

Psalms 57

PSALM 57

The LORD Rescues

To the director; do not utterly destroy; to David; for an inscription on a monument; in his running away from the face of Saul into the cave.

1 Show mercy on me, O God, show mercy on me! For [³upon ⁴you ²yielded ¹my soul]. And in the shadow of your wings I shall hope, until of which time [²should go by ¹lawlessness]. 2 I shall cry out to God the highest; the God benefiting me. 3 He sent out from heaven, and he delivered me. He put [⁴unto ⁵scorn ¹the ones ²trampling ³me]. [²sent out ¹God] his mercy and his truth; 4 and he rescued my soul from the midst of lion cubs. I went to bed being disturbed; the sons of men -- their teeth are weapons and arrows, and their tongue [²sword ¹a sharp]. 5 Be raised up high above the heavens, O God, and [²above ³all ⁴the ⁵earth ¹your glory]! 6 [²a snare ¹They prepared] for my feet, and bent down my soul. They dug [²before ³my face ¹a cesspool], and they fell into it. PAUSE. 7 [²is prepared ¹My heart], O God, [²is prepared ¹my heart]. I will sing and I will strum in my glory. 8 Awaken, my glory! Awaken, O psaltery and harp! I shall awaken at dawn. 9 I will make acknowledgment to you among peoples, O lord, I will strum to you among nations. 10 For [²was magnified ³unto ⁴the ⁵heavens ¹your mercy]; and [²unto ³the ⁴clouds ¹your truth]. 11 Be raised up high above the heavens, O God, and [²above ³all ⁴the ⁵earth ¹your glory]!