Psalm 57
For the leader. Al tashheth. A michtam of David, when he fled from Saul into a cave.
1 Be gracious, O God, be gracious to me,
for in you I take shelter.
In your sheltering wings I take refuge,
till ruin be over past.
2 I cry to the Most High God,
to the God who accomplishes for me.
3 He will send me his succour from heaven,
he will thrust away those who would trample me. Selah
4 In the midst of lions I lie,
who devour human prey.
Their teeth are spears and arrows,
and their tongue is a sharpened sword.
5 Be exalted, God, o’er the heavens,
and your glory o’er all the earth.
6 They set a net for my feet,
but in it was their own foot caught.
Before me they dug a pit,
but they fell into it themselves. Selah
7 My heart is steadfast, O God,
my heart is steadfast.
I would sing, I would make music;
8 awake, my soul.
Awake, harp and lyre;
I would wake the dawn.
9 I would praise you among the peoples, O Lord,
and make music among the nations to you;
10 for great to heaven is your love,
and your faithfulness to the clouds.
11 Be exalted, God, o’er the heavens,
and your glory o’er all the earth.