Psalms 57

David pleads for mercy from **YHWH**, taking refuge in His shadow amid lions (enemies with teeth like spears and tongues like swords), confident that **YHWH** will send deliverance from heaven, rebuke his pursuers, and cause them to fall into their own net and pit.[1][2][3] Despite peril, David's heart is steadfast; he resolves to praise **YHWH** among the peoples for His mercy reaching the heavens and truth to the clouds, exalting **Elohim** above the heavens with glory over all the earth.[1][2][4]

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Interlinear Text

Verse 2
be gracious to me show favor to me favor me O God mighty ones Elohim to me show favor to me favor me for for/because for in you — in you has taken refuge she sought refuge has taken refuge my soul my living being my life and in the shadow and in shade-of and in shade-of of your wings your two wings your two wings I will take refuge I will seek refuge I will seek refuge until up to until pass he will cross over it passes by calamities ruinous calamities calamities
חָנֵּ֤/נִי 𐤇𐤍/𐤍𐤉 chaneni kana (Kikongo) be gracious to me show favor to me favor me HVqv2ms/Sp1cs אֱלֹהִ֨ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) O God mighty ones Elohim HNcmpa חָנֵּ֗/נִי 𐤇𐤍/𐤍𐤉 chaneni-2 kana (Kikongo) to me show favor to me favor me HVqv2ms/Sp1cs כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC בְ/ךָ֮ 𐤁/𐤊 vekha in you in you HR/Sp2ms חָסָ֪יָה 𐤇𐤎𐤉𐤄 chasayah has taken refuge she sought refuge has taken refuge HVqp3fs נַ֫פְשִׁ֥/י 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉 nafeshi my soul my living being my life HNcbsc/Sp1cs וּ/בְ/צֵֽל 𐤅/𐤁/𐤑𐤋 uvetsel and in the shadow and in shade-of and in shade-of HC/R/Ncmsc כְּנָפֶ֥י/ךָ 𐤊𐤍𐤐𐤉/𐤊 kenafeykha of your wings your two wings your two wings HNcfdc/Sp2ms אֶחְסֶ֑ה 𐤀𐤇𐤎𐤄 echeseh I will take refuge I will seek refuge I will seek refuge HVqi1cs עַ֝֗ד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to until HR יַעֲבֹ֥ר 𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤓 yaavor pass he will cross over it passes by HVqi3ms הַוּֽוֹת 𐤄𐤅𐤅𐤕 hauot mpvɛ (Lingala) calamities ruinous calamities calamities HNcfpa
Verse 4
He will send he will send forth he will send forth from heaven from the lofty-heavens from the lofty-heavens and save me and he will deliver me and he will deliver me [when] he reproaches he sharply reproached he insulted sharply my devourer my panting one my panting one Selah Lift-up pause Selah He will send he will send forth he will send forth God mighty ones Elohim His mercy his covenant-loyalty his covenant-loyalty and His truth and his faithfulness and his faithfulness
יִשְׁלַ֤ח 𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 yishelach He will send he will send forth he will send forth HVqi3ms מִ/שָּׁמַ֨יִם 𐤌/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 mishamayim sama (Kongo) from heaven from the lofty-heavens from the lofty-heavens HR/Ncmpa וְֽ/יוֹשִׁיעֵ֗/נִי 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤏/𐤍𐤉 veyoshieni and save me and he will deliver me and he will deliver me HC/Vhi3ms/Sp1cs חֵרֵ֣ף 𐤇𐤓𐤐 cheref karipia (Swahili) [when] he reproaches he sharply reproached he insulted sharply HVpp3ms שֹׁאֲפִ֣/י 𐤔𐤀𐤐/𐤉 shoafi my devourer my panting one my panting one HVqrmsc/Sp1cs סֶ֑לָה 𐤎𐤋𐤄 selah Selah Lift-up pause Selah HTj יִשְׁלַ֥ח 𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 yishelach-2 He will send he will send forth he will send forth HVqi3ms אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones Elohim HNcmpa חַסְדּ֥/וֹ 𐤇𐤎𐤃/𐤅 chasedo His mercy his covenant-loyalty his covenant-loyalty HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/אֲמִתּֽ/וֹ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤕/𐤅 vaamito and His truth and his faithfulness and his faithfulness HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms
Verse 5
my soul my living being my life in the midst of in the midst of in the midst of lions fierce lions fierce lions I lie let me lie down let me lie down flaming blazing ones blazing ones sons of sons of sons of men human being human being their teeth their teeth their teeth spear set spear set spear and arrows and piercing-arrows and arrows and their tongue and their tongue and their tongue sword blade of destruction sword sharp sharp sharp
נַפְשִׁ֤/י 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉 nafeshi my soul my living being my life HNcbsc/Sp1cs בְּ/ת֥וֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe in the midst of in the midst of in the midst of HR/Ncmsc לְבָאִם֮ 𐤋𐤁𐤀𐤌 levaim lions fierce lions fierce lions HNcbpa אֶשְׁכְּבָ֪ה 𐤀𐤔𐤊𐤁𐤄 eshekevah I lie let me lie down let me lie down HVqh1cs לֹ֫הֲטִ֥ים 𐤋𐤄𐤈𐤉𐤌 lohatim latà (Kimbundu) flaming blazing ones blazing ones HVqrmpa בְּֽנֵי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of sons of HNcmpc אָדָ֗ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam men human being human being HNcmsa שִׁ֭נֵּי/הֶם 𐤔𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 shineyhem their teeth their teeth their teeth HNcbdc/Sp3mp חֲנִ֣ית 𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤕 chanit spear set spear set spear HNcfsa וְ/חִצִּ֑ים 𐤅/𐤇𐤑𐤉𐤌 vechitsim and arrows and piercing-arrows and arrows HC/Ncmpa וּ֝/לְשׁוֹנָ֗/ם 𐤅/𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍/𐤌 uleshonam and their tongue and their tongue and their tongue HC/Ncbsc/Sp3mp חֶ֣רֶב 𐤇𐤓𐤁 cherev sword blade of destruction sword HNcfsa חַדָּֽה 𐤇𐤃𐤄 chadah sharp sharp sharp HAafsa
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