Psalm 57-59

21st Century King James Version

57 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 pass by.

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 dug a pit before me, into the midst whereof they themselves are fallen. Selah

⁷ My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise.

⁸ Awake, my glory! Awake, psaltery and harp! I myself will awaken 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.

58 Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? Do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

² Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh out violence by your hands in the earth.

³ The wicked are estranged from the womb; they go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.

⁴ Their poison is like the poison of a serpent; they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear,

⁵ which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charm they ever so wisely.

⁶ Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth; break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Lord!

⁷ Let them melt away as waters which run continually; when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.

⁸ As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.

⁹ Before your pots can feel the thorns, He shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in His wrath.

¹⁰ The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance; he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked,

¹¹ so that a man shall say, “Verily there is a reward for the righteous; verily He is a God that judgeth on the earth.”

59 Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God; defend me from them that rise up against me.

² Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.

³ For lo, they lie in wait for my soul; the mighty are gathered against me, not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Lord.

⁴ They run and prepare themselves though I am not at fault. Awake to help me, and behold!

⁵ Thou therefore, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen; be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah

⁶ They return at evening; they make a noise like a dog and go round about the city.

⁷ Behold, they belch out with their mouth; swords are in their lips; “For who,” say they, “doth hear?”

⁸ But Thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them; Thou shalt hold all the heathen in derision.

⁹ Because of his strength, I will wait upon Thee; for God is my defense.

¹⁰ The God of my mercy shall go before me; God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.

¹¹ Slay them not, lest my people forget; scatter them by Thy power and bring them down, O Lord our shield.

¹² For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride, and for the cursing and lying which they speak.

¹³ Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be; and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah

¹⁴ And at evening let them return, and let them make a noise like a dog and go round about the city.

¹⁵ Let them wander up and down for meat, and grumble if they be not satisfied.

¹⁶ But I will sing of Thy power, yea, I will sing aloud of Thy mercy in the morning; for Thou hast been my defense and refuge in the day of my trouble.

¹⁷ Unto Thee, O my Strength, will I sing; for God is my defense, and the God of my mercy.