King James VersionPsalms57

Psalms

1 Be mer­ci­ful unto me, O God, be mer­ci­ful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shad­ow of thy wings will I make my refuge, un­til these calami­ties be over­past.
2 I will cry unto God most high; unto God that per­formeth all things for me.
3 He shall send from heav­en, and save me from the re­proach of him that would swal­low me up. Se­lah. God shall send forth his mer­cy and his truth.
4 My soul is among li­ons: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and ar­rows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
5 Be thou ex­alt­ed, O God, above the heav­ens; let thy glo­ry be above all the earth.
6 They have pre­pared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit be­fore me, into the midst where­of they are fall­en themselves. Se­lah.
7 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.
8 Awake up, my glo­ry; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake ear­ly.
9 I will praise thee, O Lord, among the peo­ple: I will sing unto thee among the na­tions.
10 For thy mer­cy is great unto the heav­ens, and thy truth unto the clouds.
11 Be thou ex­alt­ed, O God, above the heav­ens: let thy glo­ry be above all the earth.