Psalm 57
57
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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For the music director. According to “Do Not Destroy.” A psalm (miktam) of David concerning the time he fled from Saul and hid in the cave.
1Please be kind#57:1 Or “gracious.” to me, God! Be kind to me because I come to you for protection. I will shelter under the shadow of your wings until the danger is past.
2I cry out for help to God Most High, to God who vindicates me.
3From heaven he sends his help, and he saves me. He defeats#57:3. Or “disgraces.” those who persecute me. Selah. God sends me his unfailing love, showing he is completely trustworthy.
4I am surrounded by man-eating lions—I am forced to live with them! Their teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongues are swords.
5God, your greatness is above the highest heavens; and your glory covers the whole earth!
6They set a trap to catch me. I was so depressed. They dug a pit on my path but they were the ones who fell into it. Selah.
7I have confidence in you, God, I have confidence in you. I will sing songs of praise to you.
8I say to myself, “Wake up!” Wake up, harp and lyre! I will wake up the dawn!
9I will thank you among the peoples, Lord; I will sing your praises among the nations.
10Your faithful love reaches to the heavens; your trustworthiness to the clouds.
11God, your greatness is above the highest heavens; and your glory covers the whole earth!
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