Psa57

Psalms – Chapter 57

¹For the director. Do not destroy. A miktam of David, when he fled from Saul into a cave.

I

²Have mercy on me, God,

have mercy on me.

In you I seek refuge.

In the shadow of your wings I seek refuge

till harm pass by.

³I call to God Most High,

to God who provides for me.

⁴May God send help from heaven to save me,

shame those who trample upon me.

May God send fidelity and mercy.

Selah

⁵I must lie down in the midst of lions

hungry for human prey.

Their teeth are spears and arrows;

their tongue, a sharpened sword.

⁶Be exalted over the heavens, God;

may your glory appear above all the earth.

II

⁷They have set a trap for my feet;

my soul is bowed down;

They have dug a pit before me.

May they fall into it themselves!

Selah

⁸My heart is steadfast, God,

my heart is steadfast.

I will sing and chant praise.

⁹Awake, my soul;

awake, lyre and harp!

I will wake the dawn.

¹⁰I will praise you among the peoples, Lord;

I will chant your praise among the nations.

¹¹For your mercy towers to the heavens;

your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

¹²Exalt yourself over the heavens, God;

may your glory appear above all the earth.

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THE REVISED NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)