57:1 Have mercy on me, O God! Have mercy on me!
For in you I have taken shelter.1
In the shadow of your wings2 I take shelter
until trouble passes.
57:2 I cry out for help to the sovereign God,3
to the God who vindicates4 me.
57:3 May he send help from heaven and deliver me5
from my enemies who hurl insults!6 (Selah)
May God send his loyal love and faithfulness!
57:4 I am surrounded by lions;
I lie down7 among those who want to devour me;8
men whose teeth are spears and arrows,
whose tongues are a sharp sword.9
57:5 Rise up10 above the sky, O God!
May your splendor cover the whole earth!11
57:6 They have prepared a net to trap me;12
I am discouraged.13
They have dug a pit for me.14
They will fall15 into it! (Selah)
57:7 I am determined,16 O God! I am determined!
I will sing and praise you!
Awake, O stringed instrument and harp!
I will wake up at dawn!18
57:9 I will give you thanks before the nations, O Master!
I will sing praises to you before foreigners!19
57:10 For your loyal love extends beyond the sky,20
and your faithfulness reaches the clouds.
57:11 Rise up21 above the sky, O God!
May your splendor cover the whole earth!22
Psalm 5823
For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style;24 a prayer25 of David.