Psalms 57

¹ For the director. Do not destroy. A miktam of David, when he fled from Saul into a cave.

² Have mercy on me, God, have mercy on me. In you I seek shelter. In the shadow of your wings I seek shelter till harm pass by.

³ I call to God Most High, to God who provides for me.

⁴ May God send help from heaven to save me, shame those who trample upon me. May God send fidelity and love. Selah

⁵ I must lie down in the midst of lions hungry for human prey. Their teeth are spears and arrows; their tongue, a sharpened sword.

⁶ Show yourself over the heavens, God; may your glory appear above all the earth.

⁷ They have set a trap for my feet; my soul is bowed down; They have dug a pit before me. May they fall into it themselves! Selah

⁸ My heart is steadfast, God, my heart is steadfast. I will sing and chant praise.

⁹ Awake, my soul; awake, lyre and harp! I will wake the dawn.

¹⁰ I will praise you among the peoples, Lord; I will chant your praise among the nations.

¹¹ For your love towers to the heavens; your faithfulness, to the skies.

¹² Show yourself over the heavens, God; may your glory appear above all the earth.