PSALM 57


Psalm 57

Have mercy on me, God, have mercy.
  My soul flies to you for refuge.

PSALM 56:2-12
Miserére mei, Deus, miserére mei,*
  quóniam in te cónfugit ánima mea


VUC  Psalm 56:1 In finem, ne disperdas. David in tituli inscriptionem, cum fugeret a facie Saul in speluncam.

DRA  Psalm 56:1 Unto the end, destroy not, for David, for an inscription of a title, when he fled from Saul into the cave. [1 Kings 24].

2 Miserere mei, Deus, miserere mei, quoniam in te confidit anima mea. Et in umbra alarum tuarum sperabo, donec transeat iniquitas.

2 Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me: for my soul trusteth in thee. And in the shadow of thy wings will I hope, until iniquity pass away

3 Clamabo ad Deum altissimum, Deum qui benefecit mihi.

3 I will cry to God the most High; to God who hath done good to me.

4 Misit de caelo, et liberavit me; dedit in opprobrium conculcantes me. Misit Deus misericordiam suam et veritatem suam,

4 He hath sent from heaven and delivered me: he hath made them a reproach that trod upon me. God hath sent his mercy and his truth

5 et eripuit animam meam de medio catulorum leonum. Dormivi conturbatus. Filii hominum dentes eorum arma et sagittae, et lingua eorum gladius acutus.

5 And he hath delivered my soul from the midst of the young lions. I slept troubled. The sons of men, whose teeth are weapons and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

6 Exaltare super caelos, Deus, et in omnem terram gloria tua.

6 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, and thy glory above all the earth.

7 Laqueum paraverunt pedibus meis, et incurvaverunt animam meam. Foderunt ante faciem meam foveam, et inciderunt in eam.

7 They prepared a snare for my feet; and they bowed down my soul. They dug a pit before my face, and they are fallen into it.

8 Paratum cor meum, Deus, paratum cor meum; cantabo, et psalmum dicam.

8 My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready: I will Sing, and rehearse a psalm.

9 Exsurge, gloria mea; exsurge, psalterium et cithara: exsurgam diluculo.

9 Arise, O my glory, arise psaltery and harp: I will arise early.

10 Confitebor tibi in populis, Domine, et psalmum dicam tibi in gentibus

10 I will give praise to thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing a psalm to thee among the nations.

11 quoniam magnificata est usque ad caelos misericordia tua, et usque ad nubes veritas tua.

11 For thy mercy is magnified even to the heavens: and thy truth unto the clouds.

12 Exaltare super caelos, Deus, et super omnem terram gloria tua.

12 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth.



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Free congregational song by Josh Sparkman based on Psalm 57, a Psalm where David cries to God for help, expresses confident dependence on the Most High, and makes music in praise to His Rescuer. Vocals by Olivia Wallace