Psalms 56

1Unto the end, destroy not, for David, for an inscription of a title, when he fled from Saul into the cave. [1 Kings 24.]

In finem, ne disperdas. David in tituli inscriptionem, cum fugeret a facie Saul in speluncam.

2Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me: for my soul trusteth in thee. And in the shadow of thy wings will I hope, until iniquity pass away.

Miserere mei, Deus, miserere mei, quoniam in te confidit anima mea. Et in umbra alarum tuarum sperabo, donec transeat iniquitas.

3I will cry to God the most high; to God who hath done good to me.

Clamabo ad Deum altissimum, Deum qui benefecit mihi.

4He hath sent from heaven and delivered me: he hath made them a reproach that trod upon me. God hath sent his mercy and his truth,

Misit de cælo, et liberavit me; dedit in opprobrium conculcantes me. Misit Deus misericordiam suam et veritatem suam,

5And he hath delivered my soul from the midst of the young lions. I slept troubled. The sons of men, whose teeth are weapons and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

et eripuit animam meam de medio catulorum leonum. Dormivi conturbatus. Filii hominum dentes eorum arma et sagittæ, et lingua eorum gladius acutus.

6Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, and thy glory above all the earth.

Exaltare super cælos, Deus, et in omnem terram gloria tua.

7They prepared a snare for my feet; and they bowed down my soul. They dug a pit before my face, and they are fallen into it.

Laqueum paraverunt pedibus meis, et incurvaverunt animam meam. Foderunt ante faciem meam foveam, et inciderunt in eam.

8My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready: I will sing, and rehearse a psalm.

Paratum cor meum, Deus, paratum cor meum; cantabo, et psalmum dicam.

9Arise, O my glory, arise psaltery and harp: I will arise early.

Exsurge, gloria mea; exsurge, psalterium et cithara: exsurgam diluculo.

10I will give praise to thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing a psalm to thee among the nations.

Confitebor tibi in populis, Domine, et psalmum dicam tibi in gentibus:

11For thy mercy is magnified even to the heavens: and thy truth unto the clouds.

quoniam magnificata est usque ad cælos misericordia tua, et usque ad nubes veritas tua.

12Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth.

Exaltare super cælos, Deus, et super omnem terram gloria tua.