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[A Psalm] of David; Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave.<p class="section"></p><div class="po3"><span class="reftext">2</span>Be gracious unto me, O God, be gracious unto me,</div><div class="po2">For in Thee hath my soul taken refuge;</div><div class="po2">Yea, in the shadow of Thy wings will I take refuge,</div><div class="po2">Until calamities be overpast.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/57-2.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>I will cry unto God Most high;</div><div class="po2">Unto God that accomplisheth it for me.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/57-3.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>He will send from heaven, and save me,</div><div class="po2">When he that would swallow me up taunteth,<br><div align="right">Selah</div><div class="po2">God shall send forth His mercy and His truth.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/57-4.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>My soul is among lions, I do lie down among them that are aflame;</div><div class="po2">Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows,</div><div class="po2">And their tongue a sharp sword.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/57-5.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Be Thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; Thy glory be above all the earth.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/57-6.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>They have prepared a net for my steps,</div><div class="po2">My soul is bowed down;</div><div class="po2">They have digged a pit before me,</div><div class="po2">They are fallen into the midst thereof themselves.<br><div align="right">Selah</div></div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/57-7.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>My heart is stedfast, O God, my heart is stedfast;</div><div class="po2">I will sing, yea, I will sing praises.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/57-8.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Awake, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp;</div><div class="po2">I will awake the dawn.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/57-9.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>I will give thanks unto Thee, O Lord, among the peoples;</div><div class="po2">I will sing praises unto Thee among the nations.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/57-10.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>For Thy mercy is great unto the heavens,</div><div class="po2">And Thy truth unto the skies.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/57-11.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Be Thou exalted, O God, above the heavens;</div><div class="po2">Thy glory be above all the earth.</div></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">THE HOLY SCRIPTURES<br>ACCORDING TO THE MASORETIC TEXT<br>A NEW TRANSLATION<p><a href="//www.jps.org/">Jewish Publication Society</a><br>1917<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../psalms/56.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 56"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 56" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../psalms/58.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 58"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 58" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpad/psalms/57-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /> <table align="center" width="90%" style="max-width:900px"><tr><td> <div id="rcjsload_a957f3"></div> <script type="text/javascript"> (function() { var referer="";try{if(referer=document.referrer,"undefined"==typeof referer||""==referer)throw"undefined"}catch(exception){referer=document.location.href,(""==referer||"undefined"==typeof referer)&&(referer=document.URL)}referer=referer.substr(0,700); 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