{"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/asv/psalms/57","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T16:29:09.846Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ASV","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":57,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":56,"nextChapter":58,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":11},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Be 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."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"I will cry unto God Most High, Unto God that performeth all things for me."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"He will send from heaven, and save me, When he that would swallow me up reproacheth; Selah God will send forth his lovingkindness and his truth."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"My 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."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; Let thy glory be above all the earth."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"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. Selah"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing, yea, I will sing praises."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake right early."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the peoples: I will sing praises unto thee among the nations."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"For thy lovingkindness is great unto the heavens, And thy truth unto the skies."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; Let thy glory be above all the earth. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 57 (ASV)","markdown":"[Psalms 57](https://primebible.com/asv/psalms/57)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ASV. https://primebible.com/asv/psalms/57 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}