Psalms 57
David, fleeing from Saul, asks God for mercy and protection, trusting in His kindness and deliverance. He praises God for rescuing him from his enemies and for His mercy and truth. David vows to sing and give thanks to God among the peoples and nations, acknowledging God's glory and mercy that reaches to the heavens.
1Unto the end. May you not destroy. Of David, with the inscription of a title, when he fled from Saul into a cave. Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me. For my soul trusts in you. And I will hope in the shadow of your wings, until iniquity passes away2I will cry out to God Most High, to God who has been kind to me3He sent from heaven and freed me. He has surrendered into disgrace those who trampled me. God has sent his mercy and his truth4And he has rescued my soul from the midst of the young lions. I slept troubled. The sons of men: their teeth are weapons and arrows, and their tongue is a sharp sword5Be exalted above the heavens, O God, and your glory above all the earth6They prepared a snare for my feet, and they bowed down my soul. They dug a pit before my face, yet they have fallen into it7My heart is prepared, O God, my heart is prepared. I will sing, and I will compose a psalm8Rise up, my glory. Rise up, psaltery and harp. I will arise in early morning9I will confess to you, O Lord, among the peoples. I will compose a psalm to you among the nations10For your mercy has been magnified, even to the heavens, and your truth, even to the clouds11Be exalted above the heavens, O God, and your glory above all the earth
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