--- title: Psalms 57 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Psalms chapter 57 of the Tanakh (Ketuvim — the Writings) in Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: For the Leader; Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David; Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/57/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Ketuvim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/) / [Psalms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/) / chapter 57 # Psalms 57 12 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [57:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.57.1/) — לַמְנַצֵּחַ אַל־תַּשְׁחֵת לְדָוִד מִכְתָּם בְּבָרְחוֹ מִפְּנֵי־שָׁאוּל בַּמְּעָרָֽה׃ — For the Leader; Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David; Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave. - [57:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.57.2/) — חָנֵּנִי אֱלֹהִים ׀ חָנֵּנִי כִּי בְךָ חָסָיָה נַפְשִׁי וּבְצֵֽל־כְּנָפֶיךָ אֶחְסֶה עַד יַעֲבֹר הַוּֽוֹת׃ — Be gracious unto me, O God, be gracious unto me, for in Thee hath my soul taken refuge; yea, in the shadow of Thy wings will I take refuge, until calamities be overpast. - [57:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.57.3/) — אֶקְרָא לֵֽאלֹהִים עֶלְיוֹן לָאֵל גֹּמֵר עָלָֽי׃ — I will cry unto God Most high; unto God that accomplisheth it for me. - [57:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.57.4/) — יִשְׁלַח מִשָּׁמַיִם ׀ וְֽיוֹשִׁיעֵנִי חֵרֵף שֹׁאֲפִי סֶלָה יִשְׁלַח אֱלֹהִים חַסְדּוֹ וַאֲמִתּֽוֹ׃ — He will send from heaven, and save me, when he that would swallow me up taunteth; Selah; God shall send forth His mercy and His truth. - [57:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.57.5/) — נַפְשִׁי ׀ בְּתוֹךְ לְבָאִם אֶשְׁכְּבָה לֹהֲטִים בְּֽנֵי־אָדָם שִׁנֵּיהֶם חֲנִית וְחִצִּים וּלְשׁוֹנָם חֶרֶב חַדָּֽה׃ — My soul is among lions, I do lie down among them that are aflame; even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword. - [57:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.57.6/) — רוּמָה עַל־הַשָּׁמַיִם אֱלֹהִים עַל כָּל־הָאָרֶץ כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃ — Be Thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; Thy glory be above all the earth. - [57:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.57.7/) — רֶשֶׁת ׀ הֵכִינוּ לִפְעָמַי כָּפַף נַפְשִׁי כָּרוּ לְפָנַי שִׁיחָה נָפְלוּ בְתוֹכָהּ סֶֽלָה׃ — They have prepared a net for my steps, my soul is bowed down; they have digged a pit before me, they are fallen into the midst thereof themselves. - [57:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.57.8/) — נָכוֹן לִבִּי אֱלֹהִים נָכוֹן לִבִּי אָשִׁירָה וַאֲזַמֵּֽרָה׃ — My heart is stedfast, O God, my heart is stedfast; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises. - [57:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.57.9/) — עוּרָה כְבוֹדִי עוּרָֽה הַנֵּבֶל וְכִנּוֹר אָעִירָה שָּֽׁחַר׃ — Awake, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp; I will awake the dawn. - [57:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.57.10/) — אוֹדְךָ בָעַמִּים ׀ אֲדֹנָי אֲזַמֶּרְךָ בַּל־אֻמִּֽים׃ — I will give thanks unto Thee, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises unto Thee among the nations. - [57:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.57.11/) — כִּֽי־גָדֹל עַד־שָׁמַיִם חַסְדֶּךָ וְֽעַד־שְׁחָקִים אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃ — For Thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and Thy truth unto the skies. - [57:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.57.12/) — רוּמָה עַל־שָׁמַיִם אֱלֹהִים עַל כָּל־הָאָרֶץ כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ׃ — Be Thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; Thy glory be above all the earth. - ← previous: [Psalms 56](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/56/) - next →: [Psalms 58](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/58/) - ↑ back to [Psalms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/)