1 To the chief music-maker; put to Al-tashheth. Michtam. Of David. When he went in flight from Saul, in the hole of the rock.
2 \57:1\Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me; for the hope of my soul is in you: I will keep myself safely under the shade of your wings, till these troubles are past.
3 \57:2\I will send up my cry to the Most High God; to God who does all things for me.
4 \57:3\He will send from heaven, and take me from the power of him whose desire is for my destruction. God will send out his mercy and his good faith.
5 \57:4\My soul is among lions; I am stretched out among those who are on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and whose tongue is a sharp sword.
6 \57:5\O God, be lifted up higher than the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth.
7 \57:6\They have made ready a net for my steps; my soul is bent down; they have made a great hole before me, and have gone down into it themselves. (Selah.)
8 \57:7\My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed; I will make songs, and give praise.
9 \57:8\You are my glory; let the instruments of music be awake; I myself will be awake with the dawn.
10 \57:9\I will give you praise, O Lord, among the peoples; I will make songs to you among the nations.
11 \57:10\For your mercy is great, stretching up to the heavens, and your righteousness goes up to the clouds.
12 \57:11\Be lifted up, O God, higher than the heavens, let your glory be over all the earth.
2 Clamarei ao Deus do céu, que está acima de tudo, e que tudo fará por mim.
3 Ele me mandará lá do alto o seu auxílio para me salvar da má vontade dos que querem devorar-me. Deus tem, para me dar, amor e fidelidade.
4 Estou rodeado de leões ferozes, gente violenta, que tem dentes mais afiados que punhais, e cuja língua é faca cortante.
8 Desperta, minha alma. Que a harpa e a lira comecem a tocar. Eu mesmo ao romper do dia virei cantar a Deus.
9 Virei diante de toda a gente, para que todas as nações o saibam, exaltar-te-ei pelo meu canto.
10 Pois a tua misericórdia é tão grande que chega dos céus à Terra! És tão fiel e constante como todo o sistema de astros do firmamento.
11 Sim, ó Deus, que sejas por todos conhecido como aquele que é grande acima dos céus. Que a tua glória brilhe sobre toda a Terra.