Psalm 57

¹Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful, for I have taken refuge in you; *in the shadow of your wings will I take refuge until this time of trouble has gone by.

²I will call upon the Most High God, *the God who maintains my cause.

³He will send from heaven and save me; he will confound those who trample upon me; *God will send forth his love and his faithfulness.

⁴I lie in the midst of lions that devour the people; *their teeth are spears and arrows, their tongue a sharp sword.

⁵They have laid a net for my feet, and I am bowed low; *they have dug a pit before me, but have fallen into it themselves.

⁶Exalt yourself above the heavens, O God, *and your glory over all the earth.

⁷My heart is firmly fixed, O God, my heart is fixed; *I will sing and make melody.

⁸Wake up, my spirit; awake, lute and harp; *I myself will waken the dawn.

⁹I will confess you among the peoples, O Lord; *I will sing praise to you among the nations.

¹⁰For your loving-kindness is greater than the heavens, *and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

¹¹Exalt yourself above the heavens, O God, *and your glory over all the earth.