Psalm 57:6-11

GOD’S WORD Translation

⁶ ⌞My enemies⌟ spread out a net to catch me.
(My soul is bowed down.)
They dug a pit to trap me,
but then they fell into it. Selah
⁷ My heart is confident, O God.
My heart is confident.
I want to sing and make music.^[a]
8 Wake up, my soul! ^[b]
Wake up, harp and lyre!
I want to wake up at dawn.
⁹ I want to give thanks to you among the people, O Lord.
I want to make music to praise you among the nations
¹⁰ because your mercy is as high as the heavens.
Your truth reaches the skies.

¹¹ May you be honored above the heavens, O God.
Let your glory extend over the whole earth.