Chapter 57
In You My Soul Takes Refuge
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For the choirmaster. [To the tune of] vvv “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David, when he fled from Saul into the cave. 1Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.
𐤋𐤌𐤍𐤑𐤇 𐤀𐤋 𐤕𐤔𐤇𐤕 𐤌𐤊𐤕𐤌 𐤋𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤁𐤁𐤓𐤇𐤅 𐤌𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤁𐤌𐤏𐤓𐤄 𐤇𐤍𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤇𐤍𐤍𐤉 𐤊𐤉 𐤁𐤊 𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤉 𐤇𐤎𐤉𐤄 𐤅𐤁𐤑𐤋 𐤊𐤍𐤐𐤉𐤊 𐤀𐤇𐤎𐤄 𐤏𐤃 𐤄𐤅𐤅𐤕 𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤓
לַמְנַצֵּ֣חַ אַל־ תַּ֭שְׁחֵת מִכְתָּ֑ם לְדָוִ֣ד בְּבָרְח֥וֹ מִפְּנֵי־ שָׁ֝א֗וּל בַּמְּעָרָֽה׃ חָנֵּ֤נִי אֱלֹהִ֨ים׀ חָנֵּ֗נִי כִּ֥י בְךָ֮ נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י חָסָ֪יָה וּבְצֵֽל־ כְּנָפֶ֥יךָ אֶחְסֶ֑ה עַ֝֗ד הַוּֽוֹת׃ יַעֲבֹ֥ר lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ ’al- taš·ḥêṯ miḵ·tām lə·ḏā·wiḏ bə·ḇā·rə·ḥōw mip·pə·nê·šā- šā·ʾûl bam·mə·‘ā·rāh ḥān·nê·nî ’ĕ·lō·hîm ḥān·nê·nî kî ḇə·ḵā nap̄·šî ḥā·sā·yāh ū·ḇə·ṣêl- kə·nā·p̄e·ḵā ’eḥ·seh ‘aḏ haw·wō·wṯ ya·‘ă·ḇōr — WLC · 1
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I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills His purpose for me.
𐤀𐤒𐤓𐤀 𐤋𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤅𐤍 𐤋𐤀𐤋 𐤂𐤌𐤓 𐤏𐤋𐤉
אֶ֭קְרָא לֵֽאלֹהִ֣ים עֶלְי֑וֹן לָ֝אֵ֗ל גֹּמֵ֥ר עָלָֽי׃ ’eq·rā lê·lō·hîm ‘el·yō·wn lā·’êl gō·mêr ‘ā·lāy — WLC · 2
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He reaches down from heaven and saves me; He rebukes those who trample me. Selah God sends forth His loving devotion and His truth.
𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤏𐤍𐤉 𐤇𐤓𐤐 𐤔𐤀𐤐𐤉 𐤎𐤋𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 𐤇𐤎𐤃𐤅 𐤅𐤀𐤌𐤕𐤅
יִשְׁלַ֤ח מִשָּׁמַ֨יִם׀ וְֽיוֹשִׁיעֵ֗נִי חֵרֵ֣ף שֹׁאֲפִ֣י סֶ֑לָה אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים יִשְׁלַ֥ח חַסְדּ֥וֹ וַאֲמִתּֽוֹ׃ yiš·laḥ miš·šā·ma·yim wə·yō·wō·šî·‘ê·nî ḥê·rêp̄ šō·’ă·p̄î se·lāh ’ĕ·lō·hîm yiš·laḥ ḥas·dōw wa·’ă·mit·tōw — WLC · 3
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My soul [is] among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts—… [with] men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤉 𐤁𐤕𐤅𐤊 𐤋𐤁𐤀𐤌 𐤀𐤔𐤊𐤁𐤄 𐤋𐤄𐤈𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤃𐤌 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤕 𐤅𐤇𐤑𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍𐤌 𐤇𐤃𐤄 𐤇𐤓𐤁
נַפְשִׁ֤י׀ בְּת֥וֹךְ לְבָאִם֮ אֶשְׁכְּבָ֪ה לֹ֫הֲטִ֥ים בְּֽנֵי־ אָדָ֗ם שִׁ֭נֵּיהֶם חֲנִ֣ית וְחִצִּ֑ים וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗ם חַדָּֽה׃ חֶ֣רֶב nap̄·šî bə·ṯō·wḵ lə·ḇā·’im ’eš·kə·ḇāh lō·hă·ṭîm bə·nê- ’ā·ḏām šin·nê·hem ḥă·nîṯ wə·ḥiṣ·ṣîm ū·lə·šō·w·nām ḥad·dāh ḥe·reḇ — WLC · 4
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Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.
𐤓𐤅𐤌𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤋 𐤄𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃𐤊 𐤏𐤋 𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤑
ר֣וּמָה אֱלֹהִ֑ים עַל־ הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃ עַ֖ל כָּל־ הָאָ֣רֶץ rū·māh ’ĕ·lō·hîm ‘al- haš·šā·ma·yim kə·ḇō·w·ḏe·ḵā ‘al kāl- hā·’ā·reṣ — WLC · 5
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They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah
𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤓𐤔𐤕 𐤋𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉 𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤉 𐤊𐤐𐤐 𐤊𐤓𐤅 𐤔𐤉𐤇𐤄 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤍𐤐𐤋𐤅 𐤁𐤕𐤅𐤊𐤄 𐤎𐤋𐤄
הֵכִ֣ינוּ רֶ֤שֶׁת׀ לִפְעָמַי֮ נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י כָּפַ֪ף כָּר֣וּ שִׁיחָ֑ה לְפָנַ֣י נָפְל֖וּ בְתוֹכָ֣הּ סֶֽלָה׃ hê·ḵî·nū re·šeṯ lip̄·‘ā·may nap̄·šî kā·p̄ap̄ kā·rū šî·ḥāh lə·p̄ā·nay nā·p̄ə·lū ḇə·ṯō·w·ḵāh se·lāh — WLC · 6
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My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast. I will sing and make music.
𐤋𐤁𐤉 𐤍𐤊𐤅𐤍 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤁𐤉 𐤍𐤊𐤅𐤍 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤓𐤄 𐤅𐤀𐤆𐤌𐤓𐤄
לִבִּ֣י נָ֘כ֤וֹן אֱ֭לֹהִים לִבִּ֑י נָכ֣וֹן אָ֝שִׁ֗ירָה וַאֲזַמֵּֽרָה׃ lib·bî nā·ḵō·wn ’ĕ·lō·hîm lib·bî nā·ḵō·wn ’ā·šî·rāh wa·’ă·zam·mê·rāh — WLC · 7
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Awake, my glory! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.
𐤏𐤅𐤓𐤄 𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃𐤉 𐤏𐤅𐤓𐤄 𐤄𐤍𐤁𐤋 𐤅𐤊𐤍𐤅𐤓 𐤀𐤏𐤉𐤓𐤄 𐤔𐤇𐤓
ע֤וּרָה כְבוֹדִ֗י ע֭וּרָֽה הַנֵּ֥בֶל וְכִנּ֗וֹר אָעִ֥ירָה שָּֽׁחַר׃ ‘ū·rāh ḵə·ḇō·w·ḏî ‘ū·rāh han·nê·ḇel wə·ḵin·nō·wr ’ā·‘î·rāh šā·ḥar — WLC · 8
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I will praise You, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing Your praises… among the peoples.
𐤀𐤅𐤃𐤊 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤆𐤌𐤓𐤊 𐤁𐤋 𐤀𐤌𐤉𐤌
אוֹדְךָ֖ אֲדֹנָ֑י בָעַמִּ֥ים׀ אֲ֝זַמֶּרְךָ֗ בַּל־ אֻמִּֽים׃ ’ō·wḏ·ḵā ’ă·ḏō·nāy ḇā·‘am·mîm ’ă·zam·mer·ḵā bal- ’um·mîm — WLC · 9
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For Your loving devotion reaches to the heavens, and Your faithfulness to the clouds.
𐤊𐤉 𐤇𐤎𐤃𐤊 𐤂𐤃𐤋 𐤏𐤃 𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤏𐤃 𐤀𐤌𐤕𐤊 𐤔𐤇𐤒𐤉𐤌
כִּֽי־ חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ גָדֹ֣ל עַד־ שָׁמַ֣יִם וְֽעַד־ אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃ שְׁחָקִ֥ים kî- ḥas·de·ḵā ḡā·ḏōl ‘aḏ- šā·ma·yim wə·‘aḏ- ’ă·mit·te·ḵā šə·ḥā·qîm — WLC · 10
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Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.
𐤓𐤅𐤌𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤋 𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃𐤊 𐤏𐤋 𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤑
ר֣וּמָה אֱלֹהִ֑ים עַל־ שָׁמַ֣יִם כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃ עַ֖ל כָּל־ הָאָ֣רֶץ rū·māh ’ĕ·lō·hîm ‘al- šā·ma·yim kə·ḇō·w·ḏe·ḵā ‘al kāl- hā·’ā·reṣ — WLC · 11