Psalm 57

Refuge in the Shadow of Your Wings

¹Have mercy on me, O God,

have mercy on me,

because my soul has taken refuge in you.

In the shadow of your wings I will take refuge

until destruction has passed by.

²I call to God Most High,

to God, who completes his plans for me.

³He will send from heaven, and he will save me.

He puts to shame the one who pants as he pursues me. Interlude

God will send his mercy and his faithfulness.

⁴My life is spent among lions.

I lie down among ferocious men,

whose teeth are spears and arrows,

whose tongue is a sharp sword.

⁵Be exalted above the heavens, O God.

May your glory be over all the earth.

⁶They spread a net for my steps.

My soul was bowed down.

They dug a pit in front of me.

They have fallen into it. Interlude

⁷My heart is steadfast, O God.

My heart is steadfast.

I will sing and I will make music.

⁸Awake, my soul![#57:8 Literally my glory]

Awake, harp and lyre!

I will awaken the dawn.

⁹I will give thanks to you among the peoples, O Lord.

I will make music to you among the nations,

¹⁰because your great mercy reaches above the heavens,

and your faithfulness to the skies.

¹¹Be exalted above the heavens, O God.

Let your glory be over all the earth.