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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 GNT</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" 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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">Good News Translation</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s"><a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.57.1!x.1" class="notelink x-link"><span></span></a> A Prayer for Help<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.57.1!f.2" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_57_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.57.1" class="v19_57_1">1</span>Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_1">because I come to you for safety.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_57_1">In the shadow of your wings I find protection</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_1">until the raging storms are over.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_57_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.57.2" class="v19_57_2">2</span>I call to God, the Most High,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_2">to God, who supplies my every need.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_57_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.57.3" class="v19_57_3">3</span>He will answer from heaven and save me;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_3">he will defeat my oppressors.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_3">God will show me his constant love and faithfulness.</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>I am surrounded by enemies,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_4">who are like lions hungry for human flesh.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_57_4">Their teeth are like spears and arrows;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_4">their tongues are like sharp swords.</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>Show your greatness in the sky, O God,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_5">and your glory over all the 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>My enemies have spread a net to catch me;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_6">I am overcome with distress.</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 into it themselves.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_57_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.57.7" class="v19_57_7">7</span>I have complete confidence, O God;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_7">I will sing and praise you!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_57_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.57.8" class="v19_57_8">8</span>Wake up, my soul!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_8">Wake up, my harp and lyre!</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_8">I will 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 thank you, O Lord, among the nations.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_9">I will praise you among the peoples.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_57_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.57.10" class="v19_57_10">10</span>Your constant love reaches the heavens;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_10">your faithfulness touches the skies.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_57_11"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.57.11" class="v19_57_11">11</span>Show your greatness in the sky, O God,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_57_11">and your glory over all the earth.</span></p><a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">HEBREW TITLE: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">A psalm by David, after he fled from Saul in the cave.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div 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