Psalm 57

New International Reader's Version

For the director of music. A miktam of David when he had run away from Saul into the cave. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.”

57 Have mercy on me, God. Have mercy on me.
I go to you for safety.
I will find safety in the shadow of your wings.
There I will stay until the danger is gone.

²I cry out to God Most High.
    I cry out to God, and he shows that I am right.
³He answers from heaven and saves me.
    He puts to shame those who chase me.
    He shows his love and that he is faithful.

⁴Men who are like lions are all around me.
I am forced to lie down among people who are like hungry animals.
Their teeth are like spears and arrows.
Their tongues are like sharp swords.

⁵God, may you be honored above the heavens.
Let your glory be over the whole earth.

⁶My enemies spread a net to catch me by the feet.
I felt helpless.
They dug a pit in my path.
But they fell into it themselves.

⁷God, my heart feels secure.
    My heart feels secure.
    I will sing and make music to you.
⁸My spirit, wake up!
    Harp and lyre, wake up!
    I want to sing and make music before the sun rises.

⁹Lord, I will praise you among the nations.
I will sing about you among the people of the earth.
¹⁰Great is your love. It reaches to the heavens.
Your truth reaches to the skies.

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