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Psalm 57 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

(cf. Psa 108:1–5 )

Psa 57:1

Psa 57:1For the choir director: A psalm[fn] of David, regarding the time he fled from Saul and went into the cave. To be sung to the tune “Do Not Destroy!”

Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy!
I look to you for protection.
I will hide beneath the shadow of your wings
until the danger passes by.

Psa 57:2

Psa 57:2I cry out to God Most High,[fn]
to God who will fulfill his purpose for me.

Psa 57:3

Psa 57:3He will send help from heaven to rescue me,
disgracing those who hound me.
Interlude
My God will send forth his unfailing love and faithfulness.

Psa 57:4

Psa 57:4I am surrounded by fierce lions
who greedily devour human prey—
whose teeth pierce like spears and arrows,
and whose tongues cut like swords.

Psa 57:5

Psa 57:5Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens!
May your glory shine over all the earth.

Psa 57:6

Psa 57:6My enemies have set a trap for me.
I am weary from distress.
They have dug a deep pit in my path,
but they themselves have fallen into it.
Interlude

Psa 57:7

Psa 57:7My heart is confident in you, O God;
my heart is confident.
No wonder I can sing your praises!

Psa 57:8

Psa 57:8Wake up, my heart!
Wake up, O lyre and harp!
I will wake the dawn with my song.

Psa 57:9

Psa 57:9I will thank you, Lord, among all the people.
I will sing your praises among the nations.

Psa 57:10

Psa 57:10For your unfailing love is as high as the heavens.
Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

Psa 57:11

Psa 57:11Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens.
May your glory shine over all the earth.
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NLT Footnotes
Hebrew miktam. This may be a literary or musical term.
Hebrew Elohim-Elyon.
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