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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 57 CEV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/57.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/psalms/57-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">CEV</a> > Psalm 57</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/56.htm" title="Psalm 56">◄</a> Psalm 57 <a href="../psalms/58.htm" title="Psalm 58">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="d">(For the music leader. To the tune “Don't Destroy.”<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.57.1!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> A special psalm by David when he was in the cave while running from Saul.)</h3><h3 class="s1">Praise and Trust in Times of Trouble</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_57_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.57.1" class="v19_57_1">1</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.57.1!x.2" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> God Most High, have pity on me!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_57_1">Have mercy. I run to you</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_1">for safety.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_57_1">In the shadow of your wings,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_57_1">I seek protection</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_1">till danger dies down.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_57_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.57.2" class="v19_57_2">2</span>I pray to you, my protector.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_57_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.57.3" class="v19_57_3">3</span>You will send help from heaven</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_3">and save me,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_57_3">but you will bring trouble</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_3">on my attackers.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_57_3">You are faithful,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_3">and you can be trusted.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_57_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.57.4" class="v19_57_4">4</span>My enemies are fierce,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_4">much worse than lions!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_57_4">They have spears and arrows</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_4">instead of teeth,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_57_4">and they have sharp swords</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_4">instead of tongues.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_57_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.57.5" class="v19_57_5">5</span>May you, my God, be honored</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_5">above the heavens;</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_57_5">may your glory be seen</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_5">everywhere on earth.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_57_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.57.6" class="v19_57_6">6</span><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.57.6!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> Enemies set traps for my feet</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_6">and struck me down.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_57_6">They dug a pit in my path,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_6">but fell in it themselves.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_57_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.57.7" class="v19_57_7">7</span>I am faithful to you,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_7">and you can trust me.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_57_7">I will sing and play music</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_7">for you, my God.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_57_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.57.8" class="v19_57_8">8</span>I feel wide awake!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_57_8">I will wake up my harp</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_8">and wake up the sun.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_57_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.57.9" class="v19_57_9">9</span>I will praise you, Lord,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_9">for everyone to hear,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_57_9">and I will sing hymns to you</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_9">in every nation.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_57_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.57.10" class="v19_57_10">10</span>Your love reaches higher</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_10">than the heavens;</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_57_10">your loyalty extends</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_10">beyond the clouds.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_57_11"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.57.11" class="v19_57_11">11</span>May you, my God, be honored</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_11">above the heavens;</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_57_11">may your glory be seen</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_11">everywhere on earth.</span></p> <a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">Psalm 57 </char><char style="fq" closed="false">Don't Destroy: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 2006 American Bible Society. 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