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.
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.
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.
Their teeth are spears and arrows;
their tongue, a sharpened sword.
6 Be exalted over the heavens, God;
may your glory appear above all the earth.
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!
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 mercy towers to the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
12 Exalt yourself over the heavens, God;
may your glory appear above all the earth.