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(For the music leader. To the tune “Don't Destroy.”  n Psalm 57; 58 Don't Destroy: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text. A special psalm by David when he was in the cave while running from Saul.)
Praise and Trust in Times of Trouble
1 God Most High, have pity on me!  57 Title 1S 22.1; 24.3.
Have mercy.
I run to you
for safety.
In the shadow of your wings,
I seek protection
till danger dies down.
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  Chapter recording
List of all recordings of KJV To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave. Altaschith: or, Destroy not
1 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 be overpast.
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2 I pray to you, my protector.
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2 I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.
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3 You will send help from heaven
and save me,
but you will bring trouble
on my attackers.
You are faithful,
and you can be trusted.
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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. from the...: or, he reproacheth him that
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4 I live among lions,
who gobble down people!
They have spears and arrows
instead of teeth,
and they have sharp swords
instead of tongues.
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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.
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5 May you, my God, be honored
above the heavens;
may your glory be seen
everywhere on earth.
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5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.
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6 Enemies set traps for my feet
and struck me down.
They dug a pit in my path,
but fell in it themselves.
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6 They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.
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7 I am faithful to you,
and you can trust me.
I will sing and play music
for you, my God.
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7 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise. fixed: or, prepared
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8 I feel wide awake!
I will wake up my harp
and wake up the sun.
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8 Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
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9 I will praise you, Lord,
for everyone to hear,
and I will sing hymns to you
in every nation.
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9 I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.
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10 Your love reaches higher
than the heavens;
your loyalty extends
beyond the clouds.
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10 For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.
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11 May you, my God, be honored
above the heavens;
may your glory be seen
everywhere on earth.
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11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.
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