57: 1 Prayer for Rescue from Persecutors. For the Chief Musician; set to Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; For my soul taketh refuge in thee: Yes, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge, Until these ³³²calamities be overpast.
³³²Or, wickednesses

57: 2 I will cry unto God Most High, Unto God that performeth all things for me.
57: 3 He will send from heaven, and save me, When he that would swallow me up reproacheth; God will send forth his lovingkindness and his truth.
57: 4 [Selah My soul is among lions; I ³³³lie among them that are set on fire, Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword.
³³³Or, must lie among them

57: 5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; Let thy glory be above all the earth.
57: 6 They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down: They have digged a pit before me; They are fallen into the midst thereof themselves.
57: 7 [Selah My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing, yes, I will sing praises.
57: 8 Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake at the dawn.
57: 9 I will give thanks unto thee, ³³⁴O Jehovah, among the peoples: I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.
³³⁴Sopherim changed to O Lord

57: 10 For thy lovingkindness is great unto the heavens And thy truth unto the skies.
57: 11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; Let thy glory be above all the earth.