Psalms 57

¹Be merciful to me, God. Be merciful to me

because I come to you for protection.

I will come to you as a bird comes for protection under its mother’s wings

until the trouble has passed.

²I cry out to God Most High,

to the God who does everything for me.

³He sends help from heaven and saves me.

He punishes those who attack me. Selah

God sends me his love and truth.

⁴Enemies are like lions all around me.

I must lie down among them.

Their teeth are like spears and arrows.

Their tongues are as sharp as swords.

⁵God is supreme over the skies.

His greatness covers the earth.

⁶They set a trap for me.

I am very worried.

They dug a pit in my path.

But they fell into it themselves. Selah

⁷My heart is right, God. My heart is right.

I will sing and praise you.

⁸Wake up, my soul.

Wake up, harp and lyre!

I will wake up the dawn.

⁹Lord, I will praise you among the nations.

I will sing songs of praise about you to all the nations.

¹⁰Your love is so great it reaches to the skies.

Your truth reaches to the clouds.

¹¹God, you are supreme over the skies.

Let your glory be over all the earth.