New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 57:1-11

1 1 2 3Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me, For my soul 4takes refuge in You; And in the 5shadow of Your wings I will take refuge Until destruction 6passes by.2I will cry to God Most High, To God who 7accomplishes all things for me.3He will 8send from heaven and save me; He reproaches him who 9 10tramples upon me. 11Selah. God will send forth His 12lovingkindness and His 13truth.

4My soul is among 14lions; I must lie among those who breathe forth fire, Even the sons of men, whose 15teeth are spears and arrows And their 16tongue a sharp sword.5 17Be exalted above the heavens, O God; Let Your glory be above all the earth.6They have 18prepared a 19net for my steps; My soul is 20bowed down; They 21dug a pit before me; They themselves have 22fallen into the midst of it. Selah.

7 23My 24heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises!8Awake, 25my glory! Awake, 26harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.9 27I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to You among the 28nations.10For Your 29lovingkindness is great to the heavens And Your 30truth to the clouds.11 31Be exalted above the heavens, O God; Let Your glory be above all the earth.

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Notes

1. Psalms 57:1 Lit Do Not Destroy ↩
2. Psalms 57:1 Possibly, Epigrammatic Poem or Atonement Psalm ↩
3. Psalms 57:1 1 Sam 22:1; 24:3 ↩
4. Psalms 57:1 Ps 2:12; 34:22 ↩
5. Psalms 57:1 Ruth 2:12; Ps 17:8; 36:7; 63:7; 91:4 ↩
6. Psalms 57:1 Is 26:20 ↩
7. Psalms 57:2 Ps 138:8 ↩
8. Psalms 57:3 Ps 18:16; 144:5, 7 ↩
9. Psalms 57:3 Or snaps at ↩
10. Psalms 57:3 Ps 56:2 ↩
11. Psalms 57:3 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude ↩
12. Psalms 57:3 Ps 25:10; 40:11 ↩
13. Psalms 57:3 Or faithfulness ↩
14. Psalms 57:4 Ps 35:17; 58:6 ↩
15. Psalms 57:4 Prov 30:14 ↩
16. Psalms 57:4 Ps 55:21; 59:7; 64:3; Prov 12:18 ↩
17. Psalms 57:5 Ps 57:11; 108:5 ↩
18. Psalms 57:6 Or spread ↩
19. Psalms 57:6 Ps 10:9; 31:4; 35:7; 140:5 ↩
20. Psalms 57:6 Ps 145:14 ↩
21. Psalms 57:6 Ps 7:15 ↩
22. Psalms 57:6 Prov 26:27; 28:10; Eccl 10:8 ↩
23. Psalms 57:7 Ps 57:7-11; 108:1-5 ↩
24. Psalms 57:7 Ps 112:7 ↩
25. Psalms 57:8 Ps 16:9; 30:12 ↩
26. Psalms 57:8 Ps 150:3 ↩
27. Psalms 57:9 Ps 108:3 ↩
28. Psalms 57:9 Lit peoples ↩
29. Psalms 57:10 Ps 36:5; 103:11; 108:4 ↩
30. Psalms 57:10 Or faithfulness ↩
31. Psalms 57:11 Ps 57:5; 108:5 ↩

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