Psalm 57

New King James Version

Prayer for Safety from Enemies^(A)

To the Chief Musician. Set to ^[a]“Do Not Destroy.” A Michtam of David ^(B)when he fled from Saul into the cave.

57 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me!
For my soul trusts in You;
^(C)And in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge,
^(D)Until these calamities have passed by.

²I will cry out to God Most High,
To God ^(E)who performs all things for me.
³^(F)He shall send from heaven and save me;
He reproaches the one who ^[b]would swallow me up. Selah
God ^(G)shall send forth His mercy and His truth.

⁴My soul is among lions;
I lie among the sons of men
Who are set on fire,
^(H)Whose teeth are spears and arrows,
And their tongue a sharp sword.
⁵^(I)Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
Let Your glory be above all the earth.

⁶^(J)They have prepared a net for my steps;
My soul is bowed down;
They have dug a pit before me;
Into the midst of it they themselves have fallen. Selah

⁷^(K)My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast;
I will sing and give praise.
⁸Awake, ^(L)my glory!
Awake, lute and harp!
I will awaken the dawn.

⁹^(M)I will praise You, O Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing to You among the ^[c]nations.
¹⁰^(N)For Your mercy reaches unto the heavens,
And Your truth unto the clouds.

¹¹^(O)Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
Let Your glory be above all the earth.

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Footnotes

Psalm 57:1 Heb. Al Tashcheth
Psalm 57:3 snaps at or hounds me, or crushes me
Psalm 57:9 Gentiles

Proverbs 11:9-11

New King James Version

⁹The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor,
But through knowledge the righteous will be delivered.
¹⁰^(A)When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices;
And when the wicked perish, there is jubilation.
¹¹By the blessing of the upright the city is ^(B)exalted,
But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.