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.
Unto 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 awayI will cry out to God Most High, to God who has been kind to meHe sent from heaven and freed me. He has surrendered into disgrace those who trampled me. God has sent his mercy and his truthAnd 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 swordBe exalted above the heavens, O God, and your glory above all the earthThey prepared a snare for my feet, and they bowed down my soul. They dug a pit before my face, yet they have fallen into itMy heart is prepared, O God, my heart is prepared. I will sing, and I will compose a psalmRise up, my glory. Rise up, psaltery and harp. I will arise in early morningI will confess to you, O Lord, among the peoples. I will compose a psalm to you among the nationsFor your mercy has been magnified, even to the heavens, and your truth, even to the cloudsBe exalted above the heavens, O God, and your glory above all the earth
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