| Psalms 57 |
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| 1 | Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in thee my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of thy wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by. |
| 2 | I cry to God Most High, to God who fulfils his purpose for me. |
| 3 | He will send from heaven and save me, he will put to shame those who trample upon me. [Selah] God will send forth his steadfast love and his faithfulness! |
| 4 | I lie in the midst of lions that greedily devour the sons of men; their teeth are spears and arrows, their tongues sharp swords. |
| 5 | Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let thy glory be over all the earth! |
| 6 | They set a net for my steps; my soul was bowed down. They dug a pit in my way, but they have fallen into it themselves. [Selah] |
| 7 | My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast! I will sing and make melody! |
| 8 | Awake, my soul! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn! |
| 9 | I will give thanks to thee, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to thee among the nations. |
| 10 | For thy steadfast love is great to the heavens, thy faithfulness to the clouds. |
| 11 | Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let thy glory be over all the earth! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
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Psalms 58
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| 1 | Do you indeed decree what is right, you gods? Do you judge the sons of men uprightly? |
| 2 | Nay, in your hearts you devise wrongs; your hands deal out violence on earth. |
| 3 | The wicked go astray from the womb, they err from their birth, speaking lies. |
| 4 | They have venom like the venom of a serpent, like the deaf adder that stops its ear, |
| 5 | so that it does not hear the voice of charmers or of the cunning enchanter. |
| 6 | O God, break the teeth in their mouths; tear out the fangs of the young lions, O LORD! |
| 7 | Let them vanish like water that runs away; like grass let them be trodden down and wither. |
| 8 | Let them be like the snail which dissolves into slime, like the untimely birth that never sees the sun. |
| 9 | Sooner than your pots can feel the heat of thorns, whether green or ablaze, may he sweep them away! |
| 10 | The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance; he will bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked. |
| 11 | Men will say, "Surely there is a reward for the righteous; surely there is a God who judges on earth." |
Notice that Psalm 58:3 references the word, gods, with a lower case g. Hmmmm.