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        May you be honored above the heavens, O Elohim.
        Let your glory extend over the whole earth.

My enemies spread out a net to catch me.
    (My soul is bowed down.)[a]
    They dug a pit to trap me,
    but then they fell into it. Selah
My heart is confident, O Elohim.
    My heart is confident.
    I want to sing and make music.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 57:6 Hebrew meaning of this line uncertain.
  2. Psalm 57:7 Verses 7–11 are virtually identical in wording to Psalm 108:1–5.

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
    let your glory be over all the earth.(A)

They spread a net for my feet(B)
    I was bowed down(C) in distress.
They dug a pit(D) in my path—
    but they have fallen into it themselves.(E)

My heart, O God, is steadfast,
    my heart is steadfast;(F)
    I will sing and make music.

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