Psalms 57
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Psalm 57
Praise for God’s Protection
For the choir director: “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David. When he fled before Saul into the cave.#1Sm 22:1; 24:1–3
1Be gracious to me, God, be gracious to me,
for I take refuge in you.
I will seek refuge in the shadow of your wings
until danger passes.#Ru 2:12; Ps 17:8; 91:1,4
2I call to God Most High,
to God who fulfills his purpose for me.#57:2 Or who avenges me#Ps 138:8
3He reaches down from heaven and saves me,
challenging the one who tramples me.#Ps 56:1–2Selah
God sends his faithful love and truth.#Ps 25:10; 40:11
4I am surrounded by lions;
I lie down among devouring lions —
people whose teeth are spears and arrows,
whose tongues are sharp swords.#Ps 58:6; 64:3; Pr 30:14
5God, be exalted above the heavens;
let your glory be over the whole earth.#Ps 108:5; 113:4
6They prepared a net for my steps;
I was despondent.
They dug a pit ahead of me,
but they fell into it!#Ps 9:15; 35:8; Pr 28:10Selah
7My heart is confident, God, my heart is confident.
I will sing; I will sing praises.#Ps 59:17; 112:7
8Wake up, my soul!
Wake up, harp and lyre!
I will wake up the dawn.#Jdg 5:12; Ps 33:2; 81:2
9I will praise you, Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to you among the nations.#2Sm 22:50; Ps 9:11; 18:49
10For your faithful love is as high as the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches the clouds.#Ps 36:5; 103:11; Lm 3:22–23
11God, be exalted above the heavens;#Ps 113:4
let your glory be over the whole earth.#Ps 108:1–5
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Psalms 57
57
Confident Prayer for Deliverance
1For the director. Do not destroy.#Do not destroy: probably the title of the melody to which the Psalm was to be sung. A miktam of David, when he fled from Saul into a cave.#1 Sm 22:1.
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2Have mercy on me, God,
have mercy on me.
In you I seek refuge.
In the shadow of your wings#The shadow of your wings: probably refers to the wings of the cherubim (powerful winged creatures) whose wings spread over the ark in the inner chamber of the Temple (1 Kgs 6:23–28). I seek refuge
till harm pass by.#Ps 17:8; 36:8.
3I call to God Most High,
to God who provides for me.
4May God send help from heaven to save me,
shame those who trample upon me.
May God send fidelity and mercy.
Selah
5I must lie down in the midst of lions
hungry for human prey.#Ps 17:11–12; 22:22; 58:7.
Their teeth are spears and arrows;
their tongue, a sharpened sword.#Ps 11:2; 64:4.
6Be exalted over the heavens, God;
may your glory appear above all the earth.#Ps 72:19; Nm 14:21.
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7They have set a trap for my feet;
my soul is bowed down;
They have dug a pit before me.
May they fall into it themselves!#Ps 7:15; 9:16–17; 140:5–6.
Selah
8My heart is steadfast, God,
my heart is steadfast.
I will sing and chant praise.#Ps 108:2.
9Awake, my soul;
awake, lyre and harp!
I will wake the dawn.#I will wake the dawn: by a bold figure the psalmist imagines the sound of music and singing will waken a new day.#Jb 38:12.
10I will praise you among the peoples, Lord;
I will chant your praise among the nations.#Ps 9:12; 18:50.
11For your mercy towers to the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches to the skies.#Ps 36:6; 71:19.
12Exalt yourself over the heavens, God;
may your glory appear above all the earth.
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