Psalm 57

Psalm 57

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.”

¹Show me your favor, God. Show me your favor.

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 carries out his plan for me.

³He answers from heaven and saves me.

He puts to shame those who chase me. Selah

He shows me his love and his truth.

⁴Men who are like lions are all around me.

I am lying down among 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. Selah

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.