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[For the choirmaster Tune: 'Do not destroy' Of David In a quiet voice When he escaped from Saul in the cave] Take pity on me, God, take pity on me, for in you I take refuge, in the shadow of your wings I take refuge, until the destruction is past.
57:2
I call to God the Most High, to God who has done everything for me;
57:3
may he send from heaven and save me, and check those who harry me;Pause may God send his faithful love and his constancy.
57:4
I lie surrounded by lions, greedy for human prey, their teeth are spears and arrows, their tongue a sharp sword.
57:5
Be exalted above the heavens, God! Your glory over all the earth!
57:6
They laid a snare in my path -- I was bowed with care -- they dug a pit ahead of me, but fell in it themselves. Pause
57:7
My heart is ready, God, my heart is ready; I will sing, and make music for you.
57:8
Awake, my glory, awake, lyre and harp, that I may awake the Dawn.
57:9
I will praise you among the peoples, Lord, I will make music for you among nations,
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for your faithful love towers to heaven, your constancy to the clouds.
57:11
Be exalted above the heavens, God! Your glory over all the earth!
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