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World English Bible

Psalm 57 (WEBP)

[1] Be merciful to me, God, be merciful to me, for my soul takes refuge in you. Yes, in the shadow of your wings, I will take refuge, until disaster has passed.
[2] I cry out to God Most High, to God who accomplishes my requests for me.
[3] He will send from heaven, and save me, he rebukes the one who is pursuing me. Selah. God will send out his loving kindness and his truth.
[4] My soul is among lions. I lie among those who are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
[5] Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be above all the earth!
[6] They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. They dig a pit before me. They fall into the middle of it themselves. Selah.
[7] My heart is steadfast, God. My heart is steadfast. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises.
[8] Wake up, my glory! Wake up, lute and harp! I will wake up the dawn.
[9] I will give thanks to you, Lord, among the peoples. I will sing praises to you among the nations.
[10] For your great loving kindness reaches to the heavens, and your truth to the skies.
[11] Be exalted, God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Psalm 57 (KJVS)

[1] Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: For my soul trusteth in thee: Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.
[2] I will cry unto God most high; Unto God that performeth all things for me.
[3] He shall send from heaven, and save me From the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.
[4] My soul is among lions: And I lie even among them that are set on fire, Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
[5] Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; Let thy glory be above all the earth.
[6] They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down: They have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.
[7] My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.
[8] Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
[9] I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.
[10] For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, And thy truth unto the clouds.
[11] Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: Let thy glory be above all the earth.

Psalm 57:7 Or, prepared

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Psalm 57 (BYZ)

[1] Εἰς () τὸ () τέλος· () μὴ () διαφθείρῃς· () τῷ () Δαυιδ () εἰς () στηλογραφίαν ἐν () τῷ () αὐτὸν () ἀποδιδράσκειν ἀπὸ () προσώπου () Σαουλ () εἰς () τὸ () σπήλαιον. () Ἐλέησόν () με, () ὁ () θεός, () ἐλέησόν () με, () ὅτι () ἐπὶ () σοὶ () πέποιθεν () ἡ () ψυχή () μου () καὶ () ἐν () τῇ () σκιᾷ () τῶν () πτερύγων () σου () ἐλπιῶ, () ἕως () οὗ () παρέλθῃ () ἡ () ἀνομία. ()
[2] Κεκράξομαι () πρὸς () τὸν () θεὸν () τὸν () ὕψιστον, () τὸν () θεὸν () τὸν () εὐεργετήσαντά () με. ()
[3] Ἐξαπέστειλεν () ἐξ () οὐρανοῦ () καὶ () ἔσωσέν () με, () ἔδωκεν () εἰς () ὄνειδος () τοὺς () καταπατοῦντάς () με. () Διάψαλμα. Ἐξαπέστειλεν () ὁ () θεὸς () τὸ () ἔλεος () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () τὴν () ἀλήθειαν () αὐτοῦ ()
[4] καὶ () ἐρρύσατο () τὴν () ψυχήν () μου () ἐκ () μέσου () σκύμνων. Ἐκοιμήθην () τεταραγμένος· () υἱοὶ () ἀνθρώπων, () οἱ () ὀδόντες () αὐτῶν () ὅπλον () καὶ () βέλη, () καὶ () ἡ () γλῶσσα () αὐτῶν () μάχαιρα () ὀξεῖα. ()
[5] Ὑψώθητι () ἐπὶ () τοὺς () οὐρανούς, () ὁ () θεός, () καὶ () ἐπὶ () πᾶσαν () τὴν () γῆν () ἡ () δόξα () σου. ()
[6] Παγίδα () ἡτοίμασαν () τοῖς () ποσίν () μου () καὶ () κατέκαμψαν τὴν () ψυχήν () μου· () ὤρυξαν () πρὸ () προσώπου () μου () βόθρον καὶ () ἐνέπεσαν () εἰς () αὐτόν. () Διάψαλμα.
[7] Ἑτοίμη () ἡ () καρδία () μου, () ὁ () θεός, () ἑτοίμη () ἡ () καρδία () μου, () ᾄσομαι () καὶ () ψαλῶ. ()
[8] Ἐξεγέρθητι, () ἡ () δόξα () μου· () ἐξεγέρθητι, () ψαλτήριον καὶ () κιθάρα· () ἐξεγερθήσομαι () ὄρθρου. ()
[9] Ἐξομολογήσομαί () σοι () ἐν () λαοῖς, () κύριε, () ψαλῶ () σοι () ἐν () ἔθνεσιν, ()
[10] ὅτι () ἐμεγαλύνθη () ἕως () τῶν () οὐρανῶν () τὸ () ἔλεός () σου () καὶ () ἕως () τῶν () νεφελῶν () ἡ () ἀλήθειά () σου. ()
[11] Ὑψώθητι () ἐπὶ () τοὺς () οὐρανούς, () ὁ () θεός, () καὶ () ἐπὶ () πᾶσαν () τὴν () γῆν () ἡ () δόξα () σου. ()

Psalm 57:1 Originally verses 56:1–2.
Psalm 57:2 Originally verse 56:3.
Psalm 57:3 Originally verse 56:4.
Psalm 57:4 Originally verse 56:5.
Psalm 57:5 Originally verse 56:6.
Psalm 57:6 Originally verse 56:7.
Psalm 57:7 Originally verse 56:8.
Psalm 57:8 Originally verse 56:9.
Psalm 57:9 Originally verse 56:10.
Psalm 57:10 Originally verse 56:11.
Psalm 57:11 Originally verse 56:12.

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.