Psalms 57:6-10 in English

⁶ 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

⁷ My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing, yea, I will sing praises.

⁸ Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake right early.

⁹ I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the peoples: I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.

¹⁰ For thy lovingkindness is great unto the heavens, And thy truth unto the skies.

⁶ which will not hear the voice of charmers, nor heed the charm prepared skilfully by the wise.

⁷ God has crushed their teeth in their mouth: God has broken the cheek-teeth of the lions.

⁸ They shall utterly pass away like water running through: he shall bend his bow till they shall fail.

⁹ They shall be destroyed as melted wax: the fire has fallen and they have not seen the sun.

¹⁰ Before your thorns feel the white thorn, he shall swallow you up as living, as in his wrath.

⁶ They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.

⁷ My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.

⁸ Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.

⁹ I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.

¹⁰ For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.

⁶ They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.

⁷ My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.

⁸ Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.

⁹ I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.

¹⁰ For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.

⁶ God has crushed their teeth in their mouth: God has broken the cheek-teeth of the lions.

⁷ They shall utterly pass away like water running through: he shall bend his bow till they shall fail.

⁸ They shall be destroyed as melted wax: the fire has fallen and they have not seen the sun.

⁹ Before your thorns feel the white thorn, he shall swallow you up as living, as in his wrath.

¹⁰ The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance of the ungodly: he shall wash his hands in the blood of the sinner.

⁶ They have prepared a net for my steps; thy soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me; they are fallen into the midst thereof themselves. Selah

⁷ My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing, yea, I will sing praises.

⁸ Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake right early.

⁹ I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the peoples: I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.

¹⁰ For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the skies.

⁶ It is as if MET, HYP my enemies spread a net to seize me, and I became very distressed IDM. It is as if MET, HYP they dug a deep pit along the path where I walk, but they themselves fell into it!

⁷ God, I have complete confidence DOU in you. I will sing to you, and I will praise you while I sing.

⁸ I will awaken myself; I will arise before the sun rises and praise you while I play my harp or my ◄lyre/small harp►.

⁹ Lord, I will thank you among all the people; and I will sing to praise you among many ethnic groups,

¹⁰ because your faithful love for us is as great as the distance from the earth to the sky, and because your ◄faithfulness/faithfully doing what you promise► is as great as the distance up to the clouds MET.

⁶ God has crushed their teeth in their mouth: God has broken the cheek-teeth of the lions.

⁷ They shall utterly pass away like water running through: he shall bend his bow till they shall fail.

⁸ They shall be destroyed as melted wax: the fire has fallen and they have not seen the sun.

⁹ Before your thorns feel the white thorn, he shall swallow you up as living, as in his wrath.

¹⁰ The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance of the ungodly: he shall wash his hands in the blood of the sinner.

⁶ They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. They dig a pit before me. They fall into the middle of it themselves. Selah.

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

⁸ Wake up, my glory! Wake up, lute and harp! I will wake up the dawn.

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

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

⁶ They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. They dig a pit before me. They fall into the middle of it themselves. Selah.

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

⁸ Wake up, my glory! Wake up, lute and harp! I will wake up the dawn.

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

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

⁶ They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. They dig a pit before me. They fall into the middle of it themselves. Selah.

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

⁸ Wake up, my glory! Wake up, lute and harp! I will wake up the dawn.

⁹ I will give thanks to you, Lord, amongst the peoples. I will sing praises to you amongst the nations.

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

⁶ They have made ready a net for my steps; my soul is bent down; they have made a great hole before me, and have gone down into it themselves. (Selah.)

⁷ My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed; I will make songs, and give praise.

⁸ You are my glory; let the instruments of music be awake; I myself will be awake with the dawn.

⁹ I will give you praise, O Lord, among the peoples; I will make songs to you among the nations.

¹⁰ For your mercy is great, stretching up to the heavens, and your righteousness goes up to the clouds.

⁶ 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.

⁷ My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing, yea, I will sing psalms.

⁸ Awake, my glory; awake, lute and harp: I will wake the dawn.

⁹ I will give thee thanks among the peoples, O Lord; of thee will I sing psalms among the nations:

¹⁰ For thy loving-kindness is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.

⁶ Which will not hear the voice of the charmers; nor of the wizard that charmeth wisely.

⁷ God shall break in pieces their teeth in their mouth: the Lord shall break the grinders of the lions.

⁸ They shall come to nothing, like water running down; he hath bent his bow till they be weakened.

⁹ Like wax that melteth they shall be taken away: fire hath fallen on them, and they shall not see the sun.

¹⁰ Before your thorns could know the brier; he swalloweth them up, as alive, in his wrath.

⁶ They set a trap to catch me. I was so depressed. They dug a pit on my path but they were the ones who fell into it. Selah.

⁷ I have confidence in you, God, I have confidence in you. I will sing songs of praise to you.

⁸ I say to myself, “Wake up!” Wake up, harp and lyre! I will wake up the dawn!

⁹ I will thank you among the peoples, Lord; I will sing your praises among the nations.

¹⁰ Your faithful love reaches to the heavens; your trustworthiness to the clouds.

⁶ They haue layd a net for my steps: my soule is pressed downe: they haue digged a pit before me, and are fallen into the mids of it. Selah.

⁷ Mine heart is prepared, O God, mine heart is prepared: I will sing and giue prayse.

⁸ Awake my tongue, awake viole and harpe: I wil awake early.

⁹ I will prayse thee, O Lord, among the people, and I wil sing vnto thee among the nations.

¹⁰ For thy mercie is great vnto the heauens, and thy trueth vnto the cloudes.

⁶ (57-7) 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

⁷ (57-8) My heart is stedfast, O God, my heart is stedfast; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises.

⁸ (57-9) Awake, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp; I will awake the dawn.

⁹ (57-10) I will give thanks unto Thee, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises unto Thee among the nations.

¹⁰ (57-11) For Thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and Thy truth unto the skies.

⁶ They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down: They have digged a pit before me, Into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.

⁷ My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.

⁸ Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.

⁹ I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.

¹⁰ For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, And thy truth unto the clouds.

⁶ (57:7) A net have they prepared for my steps; my soul hath been bent down; they have dug before me a pit; they are fallen into the midst thereof. Selah.

⁷ (57:8) Firm is my heart, O God, firm is my heart: I will sing and play.

⁸ (57:9) Awake, my spirit; awake, psaltery and harp: I will wake up the morning-dawn.

⁹ (57:10) I will thank thee among the people, O Lord: I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.

¹⁰ (57:11) For great, even unto the heavens, is thy kindness, and even unto the skies extendeth thy truth.

⁶ Which will not hear the voice of charmers, Nor heed the charm prepared skillfully by the wise.

⁷ God has crushed their teeth in their mouth: God has broken the cheek teeth of the lions.

⁸ They shall utterly pass away like water running through: He shall bend his bow till they shall fail.

⁹ They shall be destroyed as melted wax: The fire has fallen and they have not seen the sun.

¹⁰ Before your thorns feel the white thorn, He shall swallow you up as living, as in his wrath.

⁶ They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down; They have digged a pit before me, But into it they have themselves fallen.

⁷ My heart is strengthened, O God! my heart is strengthened! I will sing, and give thanks.

⁸ Awake, my soul! awake, psaltery and harp! I will wake with the early dawn.

⁹ I will praise thee, O Lord! among the nations; I will sing to thee among the kingdoms!

¹⁰ For thy mercy reacheth to the heavens, And thy truth to the clouds!

⁶ They set a net for my feet, but in it was their own foot caught. Before me they dug a pit, but they fell into it themselves. Selah

⁷ My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast. I would sing, I would make music;

⁸ awake, my soul. Awake, harp and lyre; I would wake the dawn.

⁹ I would praise you amongst the peoples, O Lord, and make music amongst the nations to you;

¹⁰ for great to heaven is your love, and your faithfulness to the clouds.

⁶ They set a net for my feet, but in it was their own foot caught. Before me they dug a pit, but they fell into it themselves. Selah

⁷ My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast. I would sing, I would make music;

⁸ awake, my soul. Awake, harp and lyre; I would wake the dawn.

⁹ I would praise you among the peoples, O Lord, and make music among the nations to you;

¹⁰ for great to heaven is your love, and your faithfulness to the clouds.

⁶ They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. They dig a pit before me. They fall into the middle of it themselves. Selah ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

⁷ My heart is steadfast, God, my heart is steadfast. I will sing, yes, I will sing zahmar ·musical praise·.

⁸ Wake up, my glory! Wake up, lute and harp! I will wake up the dawn.

⁹ I will yadah ·extend hands in thankful praise· to you, Lord, among the peoples. I will sing zahmar ·musical praise· to you among the nations.

¹⁰ For your great cheshed ·loving-kindness· reaches to the heavens, and your truth to the skies.

⁶ They spread out a net for my feet; I was distressed. They dug a pit in front of me. They themselves have fallen into the middle of it! Selah

⁷ My heart is fixed, God, my heart is fixed; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises.

⁸ Wake up, my honored heart; wake up, lute and harp; I will wake up the dawn.

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

¹⁰ For great is your unfailing love, reaching to the heavens; and your faithfulness to the clouds.

⁶ They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. They dig a pit before me. They fall into the middle of it themselves. Selah.

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

⁸ Wake up, my glory! Wake up, lute and harp! I will wake up the dawn.

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

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

⁶ They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. They dig a pit before me. They fall into the middle of it themselves. Selah.

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

⁸ Wake up, my glory! Wake up, lute and harp! I will wake up the dawn.

⁹ I will give thanks to you, Lord, amongst the peoples. I will sing praises to you amongst the nations.

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

⁶ They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst of which they have fallen themselves . Selah.

⁷ My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.

⁸ Awake, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.

⁹ I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: I will sing to thee among the nations.

¹⁰ For thy mercy is great to the heavens, and thy truth to the clouds.

⁶ They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. They dig a pit before me. They fall into the middle of it themselves. Selah.

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

⁸ Wake up, my glory! Wake up, lute and harp! I will wake up the dawn.

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

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

⁶ They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. They dig a pit before me. They fall into the middle of it themselves. Selah.

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

⁸ Wake up, my glory! Wake up, lute and harp! I will wake up the dawn.

⁹ I will give thanks to you, Lord, amongst the peoples. I will sing praises to you amongst the nations.

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

⁶ They made ready a snare to my feet; and they greatly bowed my life. They delved a ditch before my face; and they felled or fell down into it.

⁷ God, mine heart is ready, mine heart is ready; I shall sing, and I shall say psalm.

⁸ My glory, rise thou up; psaltery and harp, rise thou up; I shall rise up early.

⁹ Lord, I shall acknowledge to thee among peoples; and I shall say psalm to thee among heathen men.

¹⁰ For thy mercy is magnified till to heavens; and thy truth till to the clouds.

⁶ They made ready a snare to my feet; and they greatly bowed my life. They delved a ditch before my face; and they felled down into it. (They prepared a snare for my feet; and they greatly bowed down my life. They dug a ditch before me; but they themselves fell down into it.)

⁷ God, mine heart is ready, mine heart is ready; I shall sing, and I shall say psalm. (God, my heart is ready, my heart is ready; I shall sing, yea, I shall sing a song.)

⁸ My glory, rise thou up; psaltery and harp, rise thou up; I shall rise up early. (My spirit, rise thou up; lute and harp, rise thou up; yea, I shall rise up in the morning.)

⁹ Lord, I shall acknowledge to thee among peoples; and I shall say psalm to thee among heathen men. (Lord, I shall praise thee, or Lord, I shall confess thee, or Lord, I shall give thanks to thee among the peoples; and I shall sing a song to thee among the heathen.)

¹⁰ For thy mercy is magnified till to heavens; and thy truth till to the clouds. (For thy love reacheth above the heavens; and thy faithfulness up to the clouds.)

⁶ A net they have prepared for my steps, Bowed down hath my soul, They have digged before me a pit, They have fallen into its midst. Selah.

⁷ Prepared is my heart, O God, Prepared is my heart, I sing and praise.

⁸ Awake, mine honour, awake, psaltery and harp, I awake the morning dawn.

⁹ I thank Thee among the peoples, O Lord, I praise Thee among the nations.

¹⁰ For great unto the heavens is Thy kindness, And unto the clouds Thy truth.