Psalms
The Psalter is Israel’s hymnbook: lament, praise, thanksgiving, royal psalms, and wisdom. It trains the heart to speak to God in trouble and in joy, and it points ahead to the Messiah.
English Revised Version
Psalms 57
1Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; for my soul taketh refuge in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge, until these calamities be overpast. 2I will cry unto God Most High; unto God that performeth all things for me. 3He shall send from heaven, and save me, when he that would swallow me up reproacheth; Selah 4My soul is among lions; I lie among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword. 5Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth. 6They have prepared a net for my steps; thy soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me; they are fallen into the midst thereof themselves. Selah 7My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing, yea, I will sing praises. 8Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake right early. 9I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the peoples: I will sing praises unto thee among the nations. 10For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the skies. 11Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.
English Revised Version (1885). Public domain. The 1881/1885 British revision of the King James Version; parent of the ASV.