{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/akjv/psalms/57","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-26T05:48:30.409Z"},"reference":{"translation":"AKJV","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":57,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":56,"nextChapter":58,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":11},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me: for my soul trusts in you: yes, in the shadow of your wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be over."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"I will cry to God most high; to God that performes all things for me."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Be you exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be above all the earth."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have dig a pit before me, into the middle whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"I will praise you, O Lord, among the people: I will sing to you among the nations."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"For your mercy is great to the heavens, and your truth to the clouds."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Be you exalted, O God, above the heavens: let your glory be above all the earth."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 57 (AKJV)","markdown":"[Psalms 57](https://primebible.com/akjv/psalms/57)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* AKJV. https://primebible.com/akjv/psalms/57 (accessed 2026-05-26)."}}