Psalm 57
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1 Unto the end. May you not destroy. Of David, with the inscription of a title.
2 If, truly and certainly, you speak justice, then judge what is right, you sons of men.
3 For, even in your heart, you work iniquity. Your hands construct injustice on the earth.
4 Sinners have become foreigners from the womb; they have gone astray from conception. They have been speaking falsehoods.
5 Their fury is similar to that of a serpent; it is like a deaf asp, who even blocks her ears,
6 who will not listen to the voice of charmers, nor even to the enchanter who chants wisely.
7 God will crush their teeth within their own mouth. The Lord will break the molars of the lions.
8 They will come to nothing, like water flowing away. He has aimed his bow, while they are being weakened.
9 Like wax that flows, they will be carried away. Fire has fallen upon them, and they will not see the sun.
10 Before your thorns could know the brier, he consumes them alive, as if in rage.
11 The just one will rejoice when he sees vindication. He will wash his hands in the blood of the sinner.
12 And man will say, "If the just one is fruitful, then, truly, there is a God judging them on earth."
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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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