Psalm 57
Confident Prayer for Deliverance
1 For the director. Do not destroy. A miktam of David, when he fled from Saul into a cave.(A)
I
2 Have mercy on me, God,
have mercy on me.
In you I seek refuge.
In the shadow of your wings I seek refuge
till harm pass by.(B)
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 mercy.
Selah
5 I must lie down in the midst of lions
hungry for human prey.(C)
Their teeth are spears and arrows;
their tongue, a sharpened sword.(D)
6 Be exalted over the heavens, God;
may your glory appear above all the earth.(E)
II
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!(F)
Selah
8 My heart is steadfast, God,
my heart is steadfast.
I will sing and chant praise.(G)
9 Awake, my soul;
awake, lyre and harp!
I will wake the dawn.(H)
10 I will praise you among the peoples, Lord;
I will chant your praise among the nations.(I)
11 For your mercy towers to the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches to the skies.(J)
12 Exalt yourself over the heavens, God;
may your glory appear above all the earth.
Footnotes
- Psalm 57
- 57:1
- 57:2
- 57:9
Cross references
- 57:1 : 1 Sm 22:1.
- 57:2 : Ps 17:8; 36:8.
- 57:5 : Ps 17:11–12; 22:22; 58:7.
- 57:5 : Ps 11:2; 64:4.
- 57:6 : Ps 72:19; Nm 14:21.
- 57:7 : Ps 7:15; 9:16–17; 140:5–6.
- 57:8 : Ps 108:2.
- 57:9 : Jb 38:12.
- 57:10 : Ps 9:12; 18:50.
- 57:11 : Ps 36:6; 71:19.
