NASB — Psalms 57 — KJV

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 Ibtramples° upon me.
      IISelah°.
  God° will send° forth His clovingkindness° and His IIItruth°.

[1] Lit Do Not Destroy Possibly, Epigrammatic Poem or Atonement Psalm ×1S 22:1; 24:3 aPs 2:12; 34:22 bRu 2:12; Ps 17:8; 36:7; 63:7; 91:4 cIs 26:20
[2] aPs 138:8
[3] IOr snaps at IISelah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude IIIOr faithfulness aPs 18:16; 144:5, 7 bPs 56:2 cPs 25:10; 40:11

  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 Iprepared° 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°.

[4] aPs 35:17; 58:6 bPv 30:14 cPs 55:21; 59:7; 64:3; Pv 12:18
[5] aPs 57:11; 108:5
[6] IOr spread aPs 10:9; 31:4; 35:7; 140:5 bPs 145:14 cPs 7:15 dPv 26:27; 28:10; Ec 10:8

  7aMy 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 Inations°.
  10 For Your alovingkindness° is great° to the heavens°
  And Your Itruth° to the clouds°.
  11 aBe exalted° above° the heavens°, O God°;
  [Let] Your glory° [be] above° all° the earth°.

[7] aPs 57:7-11; 108:1-5 bPs 112:7
[8] aPs 16:9; 30:12 bPs 150:3
[9] ILit peoples aPs 108:3
[10] IOr faithfulness aPs 36:5; 103:11; 108:4
[11] aPs 57:5; 108:5


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David in prayer fleeing unto God complaineth of his dangerous case.

1 ¶ [[To the chief Musician,ºª Altaschith,ºª Michtamº of David,º when he fledºª fromº² Saulº in the cave.]]º Be mercifulºª unto me, O God,º be mercifulºª unto me: for² my soulº trustethºª in thee: yea, in the shadowº of thy wingsº will I make my refuge,ºª until² [these] calamitiesº be overpast.ºª 2 I will cryºª unto Godº most high;º unto Godº that performethºª [all things] for² me. 3 He shall sendºª from heaven,º² and saveºª me [from] the reproachºª of him that would swallow me up.ºª Selah.º Godº shall send forthºª his mercyº and his truth.º 4 My soulº [is] amongº lions:º [and] I lieºª [even among] them that are set on fire,ºª [even] the sonsº of men,º whose teethº [are] spearsº and arrows,º and their tongueº a sharpº sword.º 5 Be thou exalted,ºª O God,º above² the heavens;º [let] thy gloryº [be] above² all² the earth.º 6 They have preparedºª a netº for my steps;º my soulº is bowed down:ºª they have diggedºª a pitº beforeº me, into the midstº whereof they are fallenºª [themselves]. Selah.º

[1] Ru 2:12; 1S 22:1; 24:3, 8; Ps 9:10; 13:5; 17:7; 36:7; 56:1; 61:4; 63:7; 69:13; 91:1, 4, 9; 119:76; 125:1; 142:1; Is 10:25; 26:20; 50:10; Mt 24:22; Lk 13:34; Jn 16:20; Jm 5:10; Rv 7:14; 21:4.
[2] Ps 56:2; 136:2; 138:8; Is 26:12; 57:15; Php 1:6; 2:12; He 13:21.
[3] Nu 23:24; Jb 31:31; Ps 18:6; 40:11; 43:3; 56:1; 61:7; 144:5; Mi 3:2; Mt 28:2; Jn 1:17; Ac 12:11.
[4] Jg 9:20; Ps 10:9; 17:12; 22:13; 35:17; 52:2; 55:21; 58:6; 64:3; Pv 12:18; 25:18; 28:15; 30:14; Dn 6:22; Jn 4:10; Jm 3:6; Rv 19:15.
[5] Nu 14:21; 1Ch 29:1; Ps 8:1; 21:13; 57:11; 72:19; 108:4; 113:4; 148:13; Is 2:11, 17; 6:3; 12:4; 37:20; Hab 2:14; 3:3; Mt 6:9.
[6] 1S 23:22; Ps 7:15; 9:15; 35:7; 42:6; 140:5; 142:3; 143:4; Pv 29:5; Mi 7:2; Mt 26:37.

He encourageth himself to praise God.

7 My heartº is fixed,ºª O God,º my heartº is fixed:ºª I will singºª and give praise.ºª 8 Awake up,ºª my glory;º awake,ºª psalteryº and harp:º I [myself] will awakeºª early.º 9 I will praiseºª thee, O Lord,º among the people:º I will singºª unto thee among the nations.º 10 For² thy mercyº [is] greatº unto² the heavens,º and thy truthº unto² the clouds.º 11 Be thou exalted,ºª O God,º above² the heavens:º [let] thy gloryº [be] above² all² the earth.º

[7] Ps 34:4; 108:1; 112:7; Is 24:15; Ro 5:3; Ep 5:20.
[8] Jg 5:12; Ps 16:9; 30:12; 108:1; Is 52:1, 9; Ac 2:26.
[9] Ps 2:1; 18:49; 22:22; 96:3; 138:1, 4; 145:10; Ro 15:9.
[10] Gn 9:9; Ps 36:5; 71:19; 85:10; 89:1; 103:11; 108:4; Is 54:7; He 6:17.
[11] Ps 8:1, 9; 57:5; Rv 15:3.


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