Psalm 57-58

English Standard Version

Let Your Glory Be over All the Earth

To the choirmaster: according to ^(A)Do Not Destroy. A ^(B)Miktam^[a] of David, when he fled from Saul, in ^(C)the cave.

57 ^(D)Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me,
    for in you my soul ^(E)takes refuge;
in ^(F)the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,
    ^(G)till the storms of destruction pass by.
²I cry out to God Most High,
    to God who ^(H)fulfills his purpose for me.
³^(I)He will send from heaven and save me;
    he will put to shame ^(J)him who tramples on me. Selah
^(K)God will send out ^(L)his steadfast love and his faithfulness!

⁴My soul is in the midst of ^(M)lions;
I lie down amid fiery beasts—
the children of man, whose ^(N)teeth are spears and arrows,
whose ^(O)tongues are sharp swords.

⁵^(P)Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!
Let your glory be over all the earth!

⁶They set ^(Q)a net for my steps;
    my soul was ^(R)bowed down.
They ^(S)dug a pit in my way,
    but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah
⁷^(T)My heart is ^(U)steadfast, O God,
    my heart is steadfast!
I will sing and make melody!
⁸    ^(V)Awake, ^(W)my glory!^[b]
Awake, ^(X)O harp and lyre!
    I will awake the dawn!
⁹I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples;
    I will sing praises to you among the nations.
¹⁰For your ^(Y)steadfast love is great to the heavens,
    your faithfulness to the clouds.

¹¹^(Z)Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!
Let your glory be over all the earth!

God Who Judges the Earth

To the choirmaster: according to ^(AA)Do Not Destroy. A ^(AB)Miktam^[c] of David.

58 Do you indeed decree what is right, you gods?^[d]
Do you judge the children of man uprightly?
²No, in your hearts you devise wrongs;
your hands ^(AC)deal out violence on earth.

³The wicked are ^(AD)estranged from the womb;
    they go astray from birth, speaking lies.
⁴^(AE)They have venom like the venom of a serpent,
    like the deaf adder that stops its ear,
⁵so that it ^(AF)does not hear the voice of charmers
    or of the cunning enchanter.

⁶O God, ^(AG)break the teeth in their mouths;
    tear out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord!
⁷Let them ^(AH)vanish like water that runs away;
    when he ^(AI)aims his arrows, let them be blunted.
⁸Let them be like the snail ^(AJ)that dissolves into slime,
    like ^(AK)the stillborn child who never sees the sun.
⁹Sooner than your pots can feel the heat of ^(AL)thorns,
    whether green or ablaze, may he ^(AM)sweep them away!^[e]

¹⁰^(AN)The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance;
he will ^(AO)bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked.
¹¹Mankind will say, “Surely there is ^(AP)a reward for the righteous;
surely there is a God who ^(AQ)judges on earth.”