(A)How precious is your steadfast love, O God!
    The children of mankind take refuge (B)in the shadow of your wings.

Read full chapter

How priceless is your unfailing love, O God!(A)
    People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.(B)

Read full chapter

How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

Read full chapter

Let Your Glory Be over All the Earth

To the choirmaster: according to (A)Do Not Destroy. A (B)Miktam[a] of David, when he fled from Saul, in (C)the cave.

57 (D)Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me,
    for in you my soul (E)takes refuge;
in (F)the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,
    (G)till the storms of destruction pass by.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 57:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term

Psalm 57[a](A)

For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam.[b] When he had fled from Saul into the cave.(B)

Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me,
    for in you I take refuge.(C)
I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings(D)
    until the disaster has passed.(E)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 57:1 In Hebrew texts 57:1-11 is numbered 57:2-12.
  2. Psalm 57:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term

57 Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.

Read full chapter

for you have been my help,
    and in (A)the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.

Read full chapter

Because you are my help,(A)
    I sing in the shadow of your wings.(B)

Read full chapter

Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

Read full chapter

He will (A)cover you with his pinions,
    and under his (B)wings you will (C)find refuge;
    his (D)faithfulness is (E)a shield and buckler.

Read full chapter

He will cover you with his feathers,
    and under his wings you will find refuge;(A)
    his faithfulness will be your shield(B) and rampart.

Read full chapter

He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

Read full chapter

Lament over Jerusalem

37 (A)“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that (B)kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have (C)gathered (D)your children together (E)as a hen gathers her brood (F)under her wings, and (G)you were not willing!

Read full chapter

37 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you,(A) how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings,(B) and you were not willing.

Read full chapter

37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

Read full chapter

34 (A)O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that (B)kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! (C)How often would I have (D)gathered (E)your children together (F)as a hen gathers her brood (G)under her wings, and (H)you were not willing!

Read full chapter

34 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings,(A) and you were not willing.

Read full chapter

34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!

Read full chapter

12 (A)The Lord repay you for what you have done, and a full reward be given you by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge!”

Read full chapter

12 May the Lord repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the Lord,(A) the God of Israel,(B) under whose wings(C) you have come to take refuge.(D)

Read full chapter

12 The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.

Read full chapter