Psalms Chapter 57
Yo, God, I need that mercy, for real. My soul's got major faith in you; I'm chillin' under your wings until this mess clears up.
[To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave.] 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. {Altaschith: or, Destroy not} {Michtam: or, A golden Psalm}
I'm about to contact the Most High; God’s the one making all the moves for me, no cap.
I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth {all things} for me.
He’s gonna drop help from the skies and rescue me from those who wanna take me out. Selah. God’s mercy and truth are straight fire.
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}
My soul's surrounded by lions, no joke. I'm caught up with these fire-breathing homies whose teeth are like spears and arrows, and their words are ruthless.
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.
God, be hype above the heavens; let your glory pop off all over the earth.
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; {let} thy glory {be} above all the earth.
They set a snare for me; my soul is feeling heavy. They dug a pit, and guess what? They ended up falling in it themselves. Selah.
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.
My heart is all in on you, God; I’m pumped to sing and give big praise.
My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise. {fixed: or, prepared}
Rise up, my glory! Time to vibe with the lyre and harp; I’m getting up early to do this.
Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I {myself} will awake early.
I’m going to praise you, Lord, in front of the crew; I’ll sing your praises to the nations, fr.
I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.
Your mercy is absolutely massive, reaching the skies, and your truth is like clouds, no cap.
For thy mercy {is} great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.
God, be hype above the heavens; let your glory shine across the whole earth.
Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: {let} thy glory {be} above all the earth.