{"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/dbt/psalms/57","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-26T22:53:19.574Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DBT","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":57,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":56,"nextChapter":58,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":11},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"{To the chief Musician. 'Destroy not.' Of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul in the cave.} Be gracious unto me, O God, be gracious unto me; for my soul taketh refuge in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings do I take refuge, until the calamities be overpast."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"I will call unto God, the Most High; unto God that performeth all for me."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"He will send from the heavens and save me; he hath covered with reproach him that would swallow me up. Selah. God hath sent forth his loving-kindness and his truth."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"My soul is in the midst of lions; I lie down among them that breathe out flames, the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Be exalted above the heavens, O God; let thy glory be above all the earth!"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul was bowed down: they have digged a pit before me; they are fallen into the midst thereof. Selah."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing, yea, I will sing psalms."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Awake, my glory; awake, lute and harp: I will wake the dawn."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"I will give thee thanks among the peoples, O Lord; of thee will I sing psalms among the nations:"},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"For thy loving-kindness is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Be exalted above the heavens, O God; let thy glory be above all the earth!"}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 57 (DBT)","markdown":"[Psalms 57](https://primebible.com/dbt/psalms/57)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DBT. https://primebible.com/dbt/psalms/57 (accessed 2026-05-26)."}}