Day 12 of 30

Ps 57:1–62:12

57:1 Be merciful to me, God, be merciful to me, for my soul takes refuge in you. Yes, in the shadow of your wings, I will take refuge, until disaster has passed.

57:2 I cry out to God Most High, to God who accomplishes my requests for me.

57:3 He will send from heaven, and save me, he rebukes the one who is pursuing me. Selah. God will send out his loving kindness and his truth.

57:4 My soul is among lions. I lie among those who are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

57:5 Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be above all the earth!

57:6 They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. They dig a pit before me. They fall into its midst themselves. Selah.

57:7 My heart is steadfast, God, my heart is steadfast. I will sing, yes, I will sing praises.

57:8 Wake up, my glory! Wake up, psaltery and harp! I will wake up the dawn.

57:9 I will give thanks to you, Lord, among the peoples. I will sing praises to you among the nations.

57:10 For your great loving kindness reaches to the heavens, and your truth to the skies.

57:11 Be exalted, God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth.

58:1 Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men?

58:2 No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands in the earth.

58:3 The wicked go astray from the womb. They are wayward as soon as they are born, speaking lies.

58:4 Their poison is like the poison of a snake; like a deaf cobra that stops its ear,

58:5 which doesn't listen to the voice of charmers, no matter how skillful the charmer may be.

58:6 Break their teeth, God, in their mouth. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, Lord.

58:7 Let them vanish as water that flows away. When they draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt.

58:8 Let them be like a snail which melts and passes away, like the stillborn child, who has not seen the sun.

58:9 Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns, he will sweep away the green and the burning alike.

58:10 The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked;

58:11 so that men shall say, "Most certainly there is a reward for the righteous. Most certainly there is a God who judges the earth."

59:1 Deliver me from my enemies, my God. Set me on high from those who rise up against me.

59:2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity. Save me from the bloodthirsty men.

59:3 For, behold, they lie in wait for my soul. The mighty gather themselves together against me, not for my disobedience, nor for my sin, Lord.

59:4 I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Rise up, behold, and help me!

59:5 You, Lord God of Hosts, the God of Israel, rouse yourself to punish the nations. Show no mercy to the wicked traitors. Selah.

59:6 They return at evening, howling like dogs, and prowl around the city.

59:7 Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, "For," they say, "who hears us?"

59:8 But you, Lord, laugh at them. You scoff at all the nations.

59:9 Oh, my Strength, I watch for you, for God is my high tower.

59:10 My God will go before me with his loving kindness. God will let me look at my enemies in triumph.

59:11 Do not kill them, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your power, and bring them down, Lord our shield.

59:12 For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride, for the curses and lies which they utter.

59:13 Consume them in wrath. Consume them, and they will be no more. Let them know that God rules in Jacob, to the ends of the earth. Selah.

59:14 At evening let them return. Let them howl like a dog, and go around the city.

59:15 They shall wander up and down for food, and wait all night if they aren't satisfied.

59:16 But I will sing of your strength. Yes, I will sing aloud of your loving kindness in the morning. For you have been my high tower, a refuge in the day of my distress.

59:17 To you, my strength, I will sing praises. For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.

60:1 God, you have rejected us. You have broken us down. You have been angry. Restore us, again.

60:2 You have made the land tremble. You have torn it. Mend its fractures, for it quakes.

60:3 You have shown your people hard things. You have made us drink the wine that makes us stagger.

60:4 You have given a banner to those who fear you, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

60:5 So that your beloved may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer us.

60:6 God has spoken from his sanctuary: "I will triumph. I will divide Shechem, and measure out the valley of Succoth.

60:7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine. Ephraim also is the defense of my head. Judah is my scepter.

60:8 Moab is my wash basin. I will throw my shoe on Edom. I shout in triumph over Philistia."

60:9 Who will bring me into the strong city? Who has led me to Edom?

60:10 Haven't you, God, rejected us? You do not go out with our armies, God.

60:11 Give us help against the adversary, for the help of man is vain.

60:12 Through God we shall do valiantly, for it is he who will tread down our adversaries.

61:1 Hear my cry, God. Listen to my prayer.

61:2 From the end of the earth, I will call to you, when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

61:3 For you have been a refuge for me, a strong tower from the enemy.

61:4 I will dwell in your tent forever. I will take refuge in the shelter of your wings. Selah.

61:5 For you, God, have heard my vows. You have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.

61:6 You will prolong the king's life; his years shall be for generations.

61:7 He shall be enthroned in God's presence forever. Appoint your loving kindness and truth, that they may preserve him.

61:8 So I will sing praise to your name forever, that I may fulfill my vows daily.

62:1 My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him.

62:2 He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress- I will never be greatly shaken.

62:3 How long will you assault a man, would all of you throw him down, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

62:4 They fully intend to throw him down from his lofty place. They delight in lies. They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

62:5 My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him.

62:6 He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress. I will not be shaken.

62:7 With God is my salvation and my honor. The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

62:8 Trust in him at all times, O people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.

62:9 Surely men of low degree are just a breath, and men of high degree are a lie. In the balances they will go up. They are together lighter than a breath.

62:10 Do not trust in oppression. Do not become vain in robbery. If riches increase, do not set your heart on them.

62:11 God has spoken once; twice I have heard this, that power belongs to God.

62:12 Also to you, Lord, belongs loving kindness, for you reward every man according to his work.